Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AGED OR DISABLED PERSONS HOMES AMENDMENT ACT 1989 No. 87 of 1989 - SECT 27

27. (1) The following Acts are repealed:

   (a)  the Aged Persons Hostels Act 1972;

   (b)  the Aged Persons Hostels Act 1974;

   (c)  the Aged Persons Hostels Amendment Act 1976.

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal effected by subsection (1) where a building or
a proposed building had been approved as a hostel under section 5 of the
repealed Act and immediately before the commencement:

   (a)  that approval was still in force; and

   (b)  a grant had not been made to a prescribed organisation under section 6
        of that Act in respect of that hostel; the Minister shall, at the
        commencement, issue an appropriate certificate (in
this section called the "conversion certificate") under section 9AB of the new
Act to the organisation in relation to the provision of financial assistance
by way of a grant towards the capital works costs, and by way of recurrent
subsidy, in respect of that hostel.

(3) Subsection 9AB (11) of the new Act does not apply in respect of a
conversion certificate.

(4) Notwithstanding the repeal effected by subsection (1), the amount of
financial assistance by way of a grant towards the capital works costs in
respect of a hostel that may be paid to an organisation in respect of a
conversion certificate is:

   (a)  an amount calculated under section 7 of the repealed Act; or

   (b)  an amount determined in accordance with guidelines formulated under
        section 9B of the new Act; whichever is the greater amount.

(5) In the application of the guidelines in force under section 9B for the
purpose of determining the financial assistance by way of grant towards
capital works costs in relation to a hostel in respect of which an approval
was granted under the repealed Act, the number of hostel places in relation to
which that financial assistance may be payable is the number in respect of
which approval was granted under the repealed Act.

(6) In this section:

"capital works costs", in relation to a hostel, has the same meaning as that
expression has for the purpose of the new Act;

"commencement" means the commencement of this section;

"new Act" means the Aged or Disabled Persons Homes Act 1954 as in force upon
the commencement;

"repealed Act" means the Aged or Disabled Persons Hostels Act 1972.