This Act, in conjunction with the Aged Care Act 1997 , 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 of this Act and Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act 1997 (but Chapters 2 and 4 of the Aged Care Act 1997 and Chapter 4 of this Act are also relevant to subsidies), and grants are paid under Chapter 5 of the Aged Care Act 1997 .