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This public consultation has now closed
This consultation invited your feedback on the proposed new fees for providers who wish to register, renew or vary their registration.
Consultation on the proposed new charging arrangements
The new Aged Care Act will commence from 1 November 2025.
The start of the new Aged Care Act means there will be changes to our regulatory activities. These changes will result in new charging arrangements (fees) for providers.
We currently charge fees to assess applications for approved provider status and for accrediting and reaccrediting residential aged care services.
To support advice to Government we have suggested the activities and fees that might be charged for under the new Act. We asked for your feedback on the proposed new fees for providers who wish to register, renew or vary their registration.
This public consultation has now closed.
Consultation report
Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation.
The consultation ran from 5 March 2025 to 1 April 2025, and we received a total of 71 responses. We wanted to understand the key concerns and impacts of the proposed arrangements on providers.
These are the feedback themes:
- Stakeholders are concerned that the proposed fees may cause additional financial strain on providers.
- The proposed fee waivers may be too limited to a small group of providers.
- The proposed new charging arrangements, including the fee waiver eligibility criteria, are difficult to understand.
- Stakeholders would like further consultation, communications and resources from us.
Your feedback will help shape the advice we give to Government on the charging arrangements for the next 2 financial years.
In the meantime, we will revise existing communication resources and develop extra products to improve transparency, accessibility and understanding on cost recovery and the proposed new fees and fee waivers.
Read our Public Consultation Summary Report to learn more.
Cost Recovery
Cost Recovery involves government agencies charging non-government and government organisations some or all the costs of a specific government activity. This may include providing goods, services or regulation, or a combination of these. This approach is outlined and authorised in the Australian Government’s overarching Cost Recovery Policy and Charging Framework.
We currently recover costs by charging fees to assess applications for aged care approved provider status. We also charge fees for accreditation and reaccreditation of residential aged care homes.
Our proposed new cost recovery arrangements aim to be fair and robust. Our proposed fee waivers are intended to support providers to enter, operate and remain in thin markets.
More information
- View our current information on Application fees
- View our current information on Accreditation fees
- View the Australian Government Cost Recovery Policy and Australian Government Charging Framework
- View the new Registration categories
- Read our Provider Registration Policy