Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE ACT 1997 - SECT 17.7

  (1)   The variation day is the proposed variation day specified in the application if the variation is made on or before that day.

  (2)   If the variation is not made on or before the proposed variation day, the applicant may apply, in writing, to the Secretary to approve a day as the variation day.

  (3)   The Secretary must, within 28 days after receiving the application:

  (a)   approve a day as the variation day; or

  (b)   reject the application;

and, within that period, notify the applicant accordingly.

Note:   Approvals of days and rejections of applications are reviewable under Part   6.1.

  (4)   However, the day approved by the Secretary as the variation day must not be earlier than the day on which the variation is made.