Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (45 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Amendment of the Aged Care Act 2024

Part 1   Amendments commencing immediately after the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024

Aged Care Act 2024

267   Subsection 567(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Delegation to persons engaged by Commonwealth entities etc.

(1) Subject to subsection (4), the System Governor may, in writing, delegate all or any of the System Governor's functions or powers under this Act, other than Parts 2 to 9 of Chapter 6 (regulatory mechanisms), to a person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) by:

(a) a Commonwealth entity; or

(b) an organisation that performs services for a Commonwealth entity.

Note: Sections 34AA to 34A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contain provisions relating to delegations.

(1A) To avoid doubt, an organisation performs services for a Commonwealth entity even if that organisation performs those services in accordance with a contract or other arrangement with another organisation that performs services for the Commonwealth entity.