Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE ACT 1997 - SECT 3.1

  (1)   This Act provides for the Commonwealth to give financial support:

  (a)   through payment of * subsidies for the provision of * aged care; and

  (b)   through payment of grants for other matters connected with the provision of aged care.

Subsidies are paid under Chapter   3 (but Chapters   2 and 4 are also relevant to subsidies), and grants are paid under Chapter   5.

  (2)   * Subsidies are also paid under Chapter   3 of the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 .