Second Reading Speeches

Aged Care (Single Quality Framework) Reform Bill 2018

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Aged Care Act 1997
and
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013
to provide for a single set of aged care quality standards to apply to all Commonwealth funded aged care providers;
Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013
to vary the functions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency to reference the Aged Care Quality Standards; and
Freedom of Information Act 1982
to exempt protected information acquired by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency from disclosure under the Act.

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