18.4In the numbers provided regarding ECEI in SA in the pricing response schedule and also in Annex A Part D, can you please specify the number of existing participants who already have funded plans and will require plan reviews versus children entering ECEI for the first time?
Please refer to the corrected data provided in Part D to Annex A of the Statement of Requirement. Figures provided for ECEI Services in South Australia now describe the full scope of ECEI Services required.
18.5How does the extension of the application period affect any answers previously given to applicant’s questions?
The reference to the Closing Time and Date in questions 12.1 and 12.2 should now refer to 2:00 pm (AEST) on Thursday 22 September 2016.
QUESTIONS ADDED 6/9/2016 19.MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST/REGISTERED PROVIDERS OF SUPPORT – BOTH LAC AND ECEI SERVICES 19.1Can an entity, who is a Registered Provider of Supports, establish a separate legal entity to deliver LAC and/or ECEI Services under the Partners in the Community Program? Is this separate legal entity eligible to apply for the Partners in the Community Program?
Whether or not an organisation decides to establish a separate legal entity to apply (ie. to be the Applicant) is a matter for each organisation. However, that separate legal entity will need to comply with the eligibility criteria in paragraph 4.1.1.1 of the Program Guidelines and other requirements that apply in respect of Registered Providers of Supports.
Paragraphs 4.1.1.3 and 4.1.1.4 of the Program Guidelines set out the eligibility criteria and other requirements for Applicants applying to deliver LAC and/or ECEI Services, where the Applicant or a subcontractor is a Registered Provider of Supports.
In particular, paragraph 4.1.1.3 (which is relevant to Applicants applying to deliver LAC Services) provides:
An Applicant which applies to deliver LAC Services, must not be a Registered Provider of Supports as defined under section 9 of the NDIS Act, or:
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