This instrument is the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Subsidy and Other Measures) Instrument 2025.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table	The day after this instrument is registered.	13 September 2025
2. Schedule 1	15 September 2025.	15 September 2025
3. Schedule 2	20 September 2025.	20 September 2025
4. Schedule 3	1 October 2025.	1 October 2025

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under the following:

(a) the Aged Care Act 1997;

(b) the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.

4 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments commencing 15 September 2025—required amounts of direct care

Quality of Care Principles 2014

1 Subsection 9(3) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Daily amounts
Item	Column 1 For a care recipient classified as …	Column 2 the combined staff daily amount is … (minutes)	Column 3 and the registered nurse daily amount is … (minutes)
1	Class 1	268	51
2	Class 2	128	27
3	Class 3	178	36
4	Class 4	150	32
5	Class 5	185	41
6	Class 6	176	37
7	Class 7	215	46
8	Class 8	232	47
9	Class 9	214	44
10	Class 10	229	44
11	Class 11	253	48
12	Class 12	247	47
13	Class 13	268	51
14	Respite Class 1	176	37
15	Respite Class 2	223	48
16	Respite Class 3	262	51

Schedule 2—Amendments commencing 20 September 2025—residential care subsidy

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

1 Section 64ZT

Omit “$15.60”, substitute “$22.15”.

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014

2 Section 91R

Omit “$15.60”, substitute “$22.15”.

Schedule 3—Amendments commencing 1 October 2025

Part 1—Modified Monash Model

Accountability Principles 2014

1 Section 4

Insert:

2023 MM category has the same meaning as in the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014.

2 Section 4 (definition of MM category)

Repeal the definition.

3 Paragraph 27B(2)(b)

Omit “has a street address that is in the MM category known as MM 6 or MM 7”, substitute “is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7”.

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

4 Section 4

Insert:

2023 MM category means a category for an area provided for by the Modified Monash Model, and known as MM 1, MM 2, MM 3, MM 4, MM 5, MM 6 or MM 7.

Modified Monash Model means the model known as the Modified Monash Model developed by the Department for categorising metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations according to both geographical remoteness and population size, based on population data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as the model existed on 13 April 2025.

Note: In 2025, the Modified Monash Model categorisation for a location could be viewed on the Department’s website (https://www.health.gov.au).

5 Section 64H (definition of has specialised ATSI status)

Omit “subsections 64N(1) and (3)”, substitute “section 64N”.

6 Section 64H

Repeal the following definitions:

(a) MM category;

(b) Modified Monash Model.

7 Subsection 64N(1)

Repeal the subsection.

8 Paragraph 64Q(2)(a)

Omit “had a street address that is in the MM category known as MM 6 or MM 7”, substitute “was located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7”.

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014

9 Section 5

Insert:

2023 MM category has the same meaning as in the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014.

10 Section 81

Repeal the following definitions:

(a) MM category;

(b) Modified Monash Model.

Quality of Care Principles 2014

11 Section 4

Insert:

2023 MM category has the same meaning as in the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014.

12 Section 4

Repeal the following definitions:

(a) MM 5 area;

(b) MM 6 area;

(d) MM category.

13 Paragraph 15S(1)(a)

Omit “an MM 5 area, MM 6 area or MM7 area”, substitute “the 2023 MM category known as MM 5, the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7”.

Part 2—Residential care subsidy

Subsidy Principles 2014

14 Subparagraph 20(e)(x)

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

(x) the care minutes supplement.

15 Subdivision L of Division 5 of Part 3 of Chapter 2

Repeal the Subdivision, substitute:

Subdivision L—Care minutes supplement

70AN Care minutes supplement

For the purposes of paragraph 44‑27(1)(c) of the Act, the care minutes supplement for a care recipient in respect of a payment period beginning on or after 1 October 2025 is the sum of all the care minutes supplements for the days during the period on which:

(a) the care recipient was provided with residential care through the residential care service in question; and

(b) the residential care service met the requirements in column 1 of item 8 of the table in subsection 64M(1) of the Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014.

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

16 Section 4

Insert:

counted care recipient has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

direct care has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

direct care staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

enrolled nurse staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

Quality of Care Principles means the Quality of Care Principles 2014.

registered nurse staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

17 Section 64H (definition of national efficient price)

Omit “$282.44”, substitute “$295.64”.

18 Section 64K (table)

Repeal the table (not including the note), substitute:

NWAU
Item	If the classification level for the classification of the recipient for non‑respite care that is in effect on the day is ...	the NWAU is ...
1	Class 1	0.73
2	Class 2	0.21
3	Class 3	0.40
4	Class 4	0.29
5	Class 5	0.43
6	Class 6	0.39
7	Class 7	0.54
8	Class 8	0.60
9	Class 9	0.53
10	Class 10	0.59
11	Class 11	0.68
12	Class 12	0.66
13	Class 13	0.73

19 Section 64L (table)

Repeal the table (not including the note), substitute:

NWAU
Item	If the classification level for the classification of the recipient for respite care that is in effect on the day is ...	the NWAU is ...
1	Respite Class 1	0.405
2	Respite Class 2	0.574
3	Respite Class 3	0.714

20 Subsection 64M(1) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Requirements and amount
Item	Column 1 Requirements	Column 2 Amount
1	The service: (a) has specialised ATSI status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 7	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 1.80
2	The service: (a) has specialised ATSI status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.78
3	All of the following apply: (a) the service does not have specialised ATSI status or specialised homeless status; (b) the service is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7; (c) the number of operational places in respect of the service is less than 30	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.68
4	All of the following apply: (a) the service does not have specialised ATSI status or specialised homeless status; (b) the service is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7; (c) the number of operational places in respect of the service is 30 or more	The sum of the following amounts: (a) the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.68 and that the number of operational places were 29; (b) the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.52 and that the number of operational places were reduced by 29
5	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 4 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 5	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.58
6	The service has specialised homeless status	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.92
7	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 2 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 3	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.53
8	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 1	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.50

21 Subsections 64ZU(5) to (6C)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1

(5) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group A facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 1, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	28,786
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	25,667
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	14,009
4	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	11,370
5	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	8,732
6	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,093
7	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,454

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3

(5A) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group A facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 2 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 3, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	30,536
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	27,228
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	14,860
4	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	12,062
5	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	9,263
6	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,464
7	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,664

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5

(5B) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group A facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 4 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 5, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	72,840
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	61,804
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	50,767
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	39,731
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	27,912
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	15,234
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	12,364
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	9,495
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,626
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,756

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7

(5C) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group A facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	86,378
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	73,290
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	60,203
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	47,115
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	33,099
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	18,065
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	14,663
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	11,261
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	7,857
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	4,455

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1

(6) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group B facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 1, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	14,393
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	12,834
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,005

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3

(6A) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group B facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 2 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 3, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	15,268
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	13,614
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,431

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5

(6B) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group B facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 4 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 5, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	36,421
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	30,902
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	25,384
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	19,866
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	13,956
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,618

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7

(6C) The facility amount for a payment period, for a group B facility for the period located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7, is the amount set out in the following table for the average daily care count for the facility for the period.

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	43,190
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	36,646
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	30,102
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	23,558
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	16,550
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	9,033

22 Division 7 of Part 7 of Chapter 2A

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 7—Care minutes supplement

64ZV Amount of care minutes supplement

(1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 44‑27(3) of the Act.

(2) The amount of care minutes supplement for a care recipient for a day before 1 April 2026 is nil.

(3) The amount of care minutes supplement for a care recipient for a day in a quarter (the supplement quarter) that starts on or after 1 April 2026 is the amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU specified in the cell of the following matrix that corresponds to the following for the second most recent quarter (the delivery quarter) before the supplement quarter for the residential care service through which the care recipient is being provided with residential care:

(a) the average amount of direct care provided through the service by direct care staff members of the approved provider of the service per counted care recipient per day for the delivery quarter expressed as a percentage of the required combined staff average amount of direct care per care recipient per day calculated under subsection 9(1) of the Quality of Care Principles in respect of the service for the delivery quarter;

(b) the average amount of direct care provided through the service by registered nurse staff members and enrolled nurse staff members of the approved provider of the service per counted care recipient per day for the delivery quarter, worked out in accordance with subsection (4) of this section, expressed as a percentage of the required registered nurse average amount of direct care per care recipient per day calculated under subsection 9(2) of the Quality of Care Principles in respect of the service for the delivery quarter.

Matrix for care minutes supplement—amount
	Percentage for paragraph (3)(a)
Percentage for paragraph (3)(b)	Less than 85%	At least 85% but less than 87.5%	At least 87.5% but less than 90%	At least 90% but less than 92.5%	At least 92.5% but less than 95%	At least 95% but less than 97.5%	At least 97.5% but less than 100%	At least 100%
Less than 85%	0	0.002	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.009	0.010	0.010
At least 85% but less than 87.5%	0.019	0.021	0.023	0.024	0.026	0.028	0.028	0.029
At least 87.5% but less than 90%	0.037	0.039	0.041	0.043	0.045	0.047	0.047	0.048
At least 90% but less than 92.5%	0.056	0.058	0.060	0.062	0.064	0.066	0.066	0.067
At least 92.5% but less than 95%	0.075	0.077	0.079	0.081	0.082	0.084	0.084	0.085
At least 95% but less than 97.5%	0.094	0.095	0.097	0.099	0.101	0.103	0.103	0.104
At least 97.5% but less than 100%	0.096	0.098	0.100	0.101	0.103	0.104	0.105	0.106
At least 100%	0.103	0.105	0.107	0.109	0.110	0.111	0.112	0.113

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), the average amount of direct care delivered through the service by registered nurse staff members and enrolled nurse staff members of the approved provider of the service per counted care recipient per day for the delivery quarter must be worked out disregarding the amount (if any) by which the average amount of direct care delivered through the service by enrolled nurse staff members of the provider per counted care recipient per day in the delivery quarter exceeds 10% of the required registered nurse average amount of direct care per care recipient per day calculated under subsection 9(2) of the Quality of Care Principles in respect of the service for the delivery quarter.

Rounding

(5) Amounts of care minutes supplement worked out under subsection (3) are to be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

Note: The care minutes supplement is set out in Subdivision L of Division 5 of Part 3 of Chapter 2 of the Subsidy Principles 2014. Eligibility for the supplement is dealt with in that Subdivision.

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles 2014

23 Subparagraph 17(h)(ix)

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

(ix) the care minutes supplement.

24 Subdivision K of Division 8 of Part 3 of Chapter 2

Repeal the Subdivision, substitute:

Subdivision K—Care minutes supplement

64H Care minutes supplement

For the purposes of paragraph 44‑27(1)(e) of the Transitional Provisions Act, the care minutes supplement for a care recipient in respect of a payment period beginning on or after 1 October 2025 is the sum of all the care minutes supplements for the days during the period on which:

(a) the care recipient was provided with residential care through the residential care service in question; and

(b) the residential care service met the requirements in column 1 of item 8 of the table in subsection 84(1) of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014.

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) (Subsidy and Other Measures) Determination 2014

25 Section 5

Insert:

counted care recipient has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

direct care has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

direct care staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

enrolled nurse staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

Quality of Care Principles means the Quality of Care Principles 2014.

registered nurse staff member has the same meaning as in the Quality of Care Principles.

26 Section 81 (definition of national efficient price)

Omit “$282.44”, substitute “$295.64”.

27 Section 83 (table)

Repeal the table (not including the note), substitute:

NWAU
Item	If the classification level for the classification of the recipient for non‑respite care that is in effect on the day is ...	the NWAU is ...
1	Class 1	0.73
2	Class 2	0.21
3	Class 3	0.40
4	Class 4	0.29
5	Class 5	0.43
6	Class 6	0.39
7	Class 7	0.54
8	Class 8	0.60
9	Class 9	0.53
10	Class 10	0.59
11	Class 11	0.68
12	Class 12	0.66
13	Class 13	0.73

28 Subsection 84(1) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Requirements and amount
Item	Column 1 Requirements	Column 2 Amount
1	The service: (a) has specialised ATSI status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 7	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 1.80
2	The service: (a) has specialised ATSI status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.78
3	All of the following apply: (a) the service does not have specialised ATSI status or specialised homeless status; (b) the service is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7; (c) the number of operational places in respect of the service is less than 30	The amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.68
4	All of the following apply: (a) the service does not have specialised ATSI status or specialised homeless status; (b) the service is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7; (c) the number of operational places in respect of the service is 30 or more	The sum of the following amounts: (a) the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.68 and that the number of operational places were 29; (b) the amount worked out using the formula in subsection (2) if it were assumed that the NWAU were 0.52 and that the number of operational places were reduced by 29
5	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 4 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 5	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.58
6	The service has specialised homeless status	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.92
7	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 2 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 3	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.53
8	The service: (a) does not have specialised homeless status; and (b) is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 1	The amount worked out by multiplying the national efficient price by the NWAU of 0.50

29 Subsections 91S(5) to (6C)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	28,786
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	25,667
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	14,009
4	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	11,370
5	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	8,732
6	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,093
7	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,454

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	30,536
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	27,228
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	14,860
4	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	12,062
5	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	9,263
6	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,464
7	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,664

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	72,840
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	61,804
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	50,767
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	39,731
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	27,912
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	15,234
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	12,364
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	9,495
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	6,626
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	3,756

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7

Facility amount—group A facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	86,378
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	73,290
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	60,203
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	47,115
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	33,099
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	18,065
7	More than 30 but less than or equal to 35	14,663
8	More than 35 but less than or equal to 40	11,261
9	More than 40 but less than or equal to 45	7,857
10	More than 45 but less than or equal to 50	4,455

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM category MM 1
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	14,393
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	12,834
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,005

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 2 and MM 3
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 20	15,268
2	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	13,614
3	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,431

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 4 and MM 5
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	36,421
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	30,902
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	25,384
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	19,866
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	13,956
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	7,618

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7

Facility amount—group B facilities in 2023 MM categories MM 6 and MM 7
Item	Average daily care count	Facility amount ($)
1	Less than or equal to 5	43,190
2	More than 5 but less than or equal to 10	36,646
3	More than 10 but less than or equal to 15	30,102
4	More than 15 but less than or equal to 20	23,558
5	More than 20 but less than or equal to 25	16,550
6	More than 25 but less than or equal to 30	9,033

30 Division 7 of Part 5 of Chapter 3

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 7—Care minutes supplement

91T Amount of care minutes supplement

(1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 44‑27(3) of the Transitional Provisions Act.

(2) The amount of care minutes supplement for a care recipient for a day before 1 April 2026 is nil.

Matrix for care minutes supplement—amount
	Percentage for paragraph (3)(a)
Percentage for paragraph (3)(b)	Less than 85%	At least 85% but less than 87.5%	At least 87.5% but less than 90%	At least 90% but less than 92.5%	At least 92.5% but less than 95%	At least 95% but less than 97.5%	At least 97.5% but less than 100%	At least 100%
Less than 85%	0	0.002	0.004	0.006	0.008	0.009	0.010	0.010
At least 85% but less than 87.5%	0.019	0.021	0.023	0.024	0.026	0.028	0.028	0.029
At least 87.5% but less than 90%	0.037	0.039	0.041	0.043	0.045	0.047	0.047	0.048
At least 90% but less than 92.5%	0.056	0.058	0.060	0.062	0.064	0.066	0.066	0.067
At least 92.5% but less than 95%	0.075	0.077	0.079	0.081	0.082	0.084	0.084	0.085
At least 95% but less than 97.5%	0.094	0.095	0.097	0.099	0.101	0.103	0.103	0.104
At least 97.5% but less than 100%	0.096	0.098	0.100	0.101	0.103	0.104	0.105	0.106
At least 100%	0.103	0.105	0.107	0.109	0.110	0.111	0.112	0.113

Rounding

(5) Amounts of care minutes supplement worked out under subsection (3) are to be rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards).

Note: The care minutes supplement is set out in Subdivision K of Division 8 of Part 3 of Chapter 2 of the Transitional Provisions Principles. Eligibility for the supplement is dealt with in that Subdivision.

Part 3—Home care subsidy

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

31 Section 67 (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Basic subsidy amount
Item	Level of home care	Amount ($)
1	Level 1	30.10
2	Level 2	52.93
3	Level 3	115.22
4	Level 4	174.68

32 Subsection 70(1)

Omit “$14.59”, substitute “$14.66”.

33 Subsection 70(2)

Omit “$18.24”, substitute “$18.33”.

34 Paragraphs 72(1)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(a) for bolus feeding—$23.25; and

(b) for non‑bolus feeding—$26.11.

35 Subsection 72(2)

Omit “subsection (1) (that is, $28.91 for bolus feeding and $32.48 for non‑bolus feeding),”, substitute “subsection (1),”.

36 Section 84A (table in definition of ARIA value viability supplement amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

ARIA value viability supplement amount
Item	ARIA value	Amount ($)
1	Less than 3.52	0.00
2	At least 3.52 but less than 4.67	6.92
3	At least 4.67 but less than 5.81	8.29
4	At least 5.81 but less than 7.45	11.60
5	At least 7.45 but less than 9.09	13.91
6	At least 9.09 but less than 10.55	19.48
7	At least 10.55	23.40

37 Section 84A (table in definition of MMM classification viability supplement amount)

Repeal the table, substitute:

MMM classification viability supplement amount
Item	Modified Monash Model classification	Amount ($)
1	MMM 1	0.00
2	MMM 2	0.00
3	MMM 3	0.00
4	MMM 4	1.33
5	MMM 5	2.94
6	MMM 6	19.48
7	MMM 7	23.40

Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Principles 2014

38 Section 67E (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Basic subsidy amount
Item	Level of home care	Amount ($)
1	Level 1	30.10
2	Level 2	52.93
3	Level 3	115.22
4	Level 4	174.68

39 Section 67N

Omit “$3.43”, substitute “$3.45”.

Part 4—Flexible care subsidy

Aged Care (Subsidy, Fees and Payments) Determination 2014

40 Section 87

Insert:

Injune means the Injune Multi‑Purpose Service, 7 Fifth Avenue, Injune Queensland 4454.

MM category additional amount, for a day for a home care place for a multi‑purpose service, means:

(a) for a multi‑purpose service other than Injune—the amount (if any) that corresponds to the 2023 MM category for the location of the service, as set out in the following table; or

(b) for Injune—the amount (if any) that corresponds to the 2023 MM category known as MM 7, as set out in the following table.

MM category additional amount
Item	2023 MM category	Amount ($)
1	MM 1	0.00
2	MM 2	0.00
3	MM 3	0.00
4	MM 4	1.22
5	MM 5	2.68
6	MM 6	17.72
7	MM 7	21.29

41 Section 87 (definition of MMM classification additional amount)

Repeal the definition.

42 Subsection 90A(2) (table item 1)

Repeal the item, substitute:

1	The service is not Injune and is located in:
	(a) the 2023 MM category known as MM 1, the 2023 MM category known as MM 2 or the 2023 MM category known as MM3	0
	(b) the 2023 MM category known as MM 4	30
	(c) the 2023 MM category known as MM 5	40
	(d) the 2023 MM category known as MM 6	55
	(e) the 2023 MM category known as MM 7	65
1A	The service is Injune	65

43 Subsection 90A(2) (note)

Repeal the note.

44 Section 91 (formula)

Repeal the formula, substitute:

45 Section 91 (definition of OMSA)

Repeal the definition.

46 Section 91 (notes 3 and 4)

Repeal the notes, substitute:

Note 3: VEA is short for veterans’ supplement equivalent amount.

47 Section 92 (definition of B)

Omit “$151.70”, substitute “$153.35”.

48 Subsection 93(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The direct care minutes supplement amount for a day for a residential care place for a multi‑purpose service is:

(a) if the service is in a State or Territory covered by subsection (2):

(i) if the service is located in the 2023 MM category known as MM 5, the 2023 MM category known as MM 6 or the 2023 MM category known as MM 7, and is not Injune—the amount (if any) that corresponds to the 2023 MM category for the location of the service, as set out in the following table; or

(ii) if the service is Injune—the amount (if any) that corresponds to the 2023 MM category known as MM 7, as set out in the following table; or

(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—nil.

Direct care minutes supplement amount
Item	2023 MM category	Amount ($)
1	MM 5	16.35
2	MM 6	17.75
3	MM 7	18.28

49 Paragraphs 96(1)(a) and (2)(b)

Omit “MMM classification additional amount”, substitute “MM category additional amount”.

50 Section 96A (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Aged care wage supplement amount
Item	Person place allocated to	Amount ($)
1	Churches of Christ in Queensland	28.41
2	Huon Eldercare Limited	33.29
3	Norfolk Island Health and Residential Aged Care Services	16.14
4	Any other person	0.00

51 Section 106

Repeal the section, substitute:

106 Amount of flexible care subsidy

(1) The amount of flexible care subsidy for a day for a care recipient is the sum of:

(a) the basic subsidy amount for the day for the care recipient; and

(b) the dementia and veterans’ supplement equivalent amount for the day for the care recipient.

Basic subsidy amount

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the basic subsidy amount for the day for the care recipient is $257.46.

Dementia and veterans’ supplement equivalent amount

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the dementia and veterans’ supplement equivalent amount for the day for the care recipient is $5.16.

52 Subsection 106B(2)

Omit “$254.54”, substitute “$255.81”.

53 Subsection 106B(3)

Omit “$5.13”, substitute “$5.16”.

Part 5—Home care—maximum daily prices for care management and package management

User Rights Principles 2014

54 Subsection 21KA(1) (table)

Repeal the table, substitute:

Maximum daily prices for care management and package management
Item	If, on the day, the care recipient’s level of care as a prioritised home care recipient determined under subsection 23B‑1(1) of the Act is …	the maximum price for care management for the day for the care recipient is … ($)	and the maximum price for package management for the day for the care recipient is … ($)
1	Level 1	6.02	4.52
2	Level 2	10.59	7.94
3	Level 3	23.04	17.28
4	Level 4	34.94	26.20