Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better)Act 2013 (76 of 2013)

Schedule 2   Amendments commencing on 1 January 2014

Part 1   Amendments

Aged Care Act 1997

6   Paragraphs 95A-1(2)(d) and (e)

Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:

(d) to examine complaints made to the Aged Care Commissioner about the processes for:

(i) accrediting aged care services as mentioned in paragraph12(a) of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013; and

(ii) conducting the quality review of home care services as mentioned in paragraph12(b) of that Act;

(but not a complaint about the merits of a decision under those paragraphs), and make recommendations to the CEO of the Quality Agency arising from the examination;

(e) to examine, on the Aged Care Commissioner's own initiative, the processes for:

(i) accrediting aged care services as mentioned in paragraph12(a) of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013; and

(ii) conducting the quality review of home care services as mentioned in paragraph12(b) of that Act;

and make recommendations to the CEO of the Quality Agency arising from the examination;