Terms of Reference
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On 14 October 2008, the Senate referred to
the Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and report by
the first sitting day of April 2009:
The funding,
planning, allocation, capital and equity of residential and community
aged care in Australia,
with particular reference to:
whether current funding levels are
sufficient to meet the expected quality service provision outcomes;
how appropriate the current indexation
formula is in recognising the actual cost of pricing
aged care services to meet the expected
level and quality of such services;
measures that can be taken to address
regional variations in the cost of service delivery and the construction
of aged care facilities;
whether there is an inequity in user
payments between different groups of aged
care consumers and, if so, how the inequity can
be addressed;
whether the current planning ratio
between community, high- and low-care places is appropriate; and
the impact of current and future
residential places allocation and funding on the number and provision of
community care places.
Closing date for the receipt of submissions is 19
November 2008.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia