National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Amendment Rules 2017
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
I, CHRISTIAN PORTER, Minister for Social Services, make these Rules for the purposes of sections 22, 23 and 209 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.
Dated: 24 January 2017
Christian Porter
Minister for Social Services
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1 Name of Rules
These Rules are the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Amendment Rules 2017.
2 Commencement
These Rules commence on 1 January 2017.
3 Amendment of National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Rules 2016
Schedule 1 amends the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Becoming a Participant) Rules 2016.
Schedule 1 Amendments
Item 1 Schedule A – South Australia
Omit the table, and in its place insert:
A person meets the residence requirement if they reside in… | at the following time (the date mentioned in row 1 is the ‘relevant date’ for South Australia)… | The additional age requirements for the person are… |
South Australia | on or after 1 January 2016. | the person is under 15 on the date the access request is made. |
South Australia | on or after 1 July 2016. | the person is under 18 on 1 January 2017. |
Barossa, Light and Lower North; or Playford, Salisbury and Port Adelaide Enfield (East) | on or after 1 January 2017. | No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request) |
Tea Tree Gully; or Limestone Coast; or Murray and Mallee | on or after 1 April 2017. | No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)
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Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island; or Southern Adelaide; or Eyre and Western; or Far North; or Yorke and Mid North | on or after 1 July 2017. | No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request) |
Remainder of South Australia
| on or after 1 October 2017. | No additional age requirements (the person is under 65 on the day of the access request)
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