Aged care - review of legislative instruments

Section 602(12) of the Aged Care Act 2024 requires that the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee must begin a review of any rules made for the purposes of the below listed provisions, within three months after the day the rules are tabled in the Senate.

The specified provisions are as follows:

  • Section 14 – Aged Care Code of Conduct
  • Section 15 – Aged Care Quality of Standards
  • Section 16 – meaning of a reportable incident
  • Section 17 – restrictive practice in relation to an individual
  • Section 141 – Provider Register
  • Section 154 – personal information and record keeping
  • Section 162 – restrictive practices
  • Section 163 – immunity from civil or criminal liability in relation to the use of a restrictive practice in certain circumstances
  • Chapter 4 – funding of aged care services
  • Section 379 – aged care worker screening database
  • Section 507 – register of banning orders.

The committee is required to report its findings to the Senate as soon as practicable after completing each review.

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