National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2020 (Cth)

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2020 I, Stuart Robert, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, make the following rules.

Dated 17 June 2020

Stuart Robert Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules 5 Definitions 6 Meaning of existing stock 7 Meaning of legacy stock 8 Meaning of new build Part 2—Eligibility to receive support for specialist disability accommodation Division 1—Introduction 9 Simplified outline of this Part 10 Purpose of this Part Division 2—Eligibility to receive support for specialist disability accommodation 11 Eligibility to receive support for specialist disability accommodation 12 When a participant has an extreme functional impairment 13 When a participant has very high support needs 14 When a participant meets the SDA needs requirement Division 3—Design, type and location of specialist disability accommodation 15 Matters to be determined by CEO in respect of each eligible participant 16 SDA building type 17 SDA design category 18 Location of specialist disability accommodation Division 4—Other matters 19 Eligibility to receive support for specialist disability accommodation to be included in plan 20 Support coordination 21 Rent contributions Part 3—Funding of specialist disability accommodation Division 1—Introduction 22 Simplified outline of this Part 23 Purpose of this Part Division 2—Requirements relating to the funding of specialist disability accommodation 24 Requirements relating to the funding of specialist disability accommodation Division 3—SDA dwelling Subdivision A—Enrolment of dwelling 25 Application to enrol dwelling 26 Enrolment of dwelling Subdivision B—Conditions of enrolment 27 Failure to comply with conditions of enrolment 28 Condition—keeping enrolled dwelling in good state of repair 29 Condition—notifying the CEO of changes relating to an enrolled dwelling 30 Condition—certification of enrolled dwellings Subdivision C—Density restriction 31 Density restriction Division 4—Eligible participant to reside at dwelling 32 When eligible participant resides at dwelling Part 4—Criteria, requirements and circumstances that apply to registered providers of supports Division 1—Introduction 33 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Additional criteria for approval of registered providers of supports 34 Additional criteria for approval of registered providers of supports Division 3—Requirements that apply specifically to registered providers of supports 35 Purpose of this Division 36 Service agreement 37 Access to providers of support 38 Number and kind of residents Division 4—Revocation of approval as a registered provider of supports 39 Revocation of approval as a registered provider of supports—prescribed circumstances Part 5—Application, saving and transitional provisions Division 1—National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2020 40 Things done under the old rules 41 Transitional—dwellings enrolled by the Commissioner Schedule 1—SDA building types 1 SDA building types Schedule 2—SDA design categories 1 SDA design categories Schedule 3—Repeals National Disability Insurance Scheme (Specialist Disability Accommodation) Rules 2016