The new Aged Care Act will commence from 1 July 2025. It will replace existing legislation, including the current Aged Care Act 1997 and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018.

For providers, the Act will include new and different obligations and conditions. It is important to understand what these changes are and how they will impact your delivery of aged care services.

About the new Aged Care Act and key changes for providers

Read about how the new Aged Care Act will impact you as a provider and what the key changes will be.

Statement of Rights

The new Statement of Rights will outline the rights of older people and what they should expect when accessing aged care services.

Registration and renewal

Read about how the process of becoming an approved provider and applying for reaccreditation will change with the new Aged Care Act and what this means for you.

Strengthened Quality Standards

Find out how strengthened Quality Standards aim to make sure that older people receive safe and quality aged care and services.

Code of Conduct for Aged Care

Read about the Code of Conduct for Aged Care, which describes how providers, responsible persons and workers, including volunteers, must behave and treat people in their care.

Worker screening

New worker screening requirements will apply under the new Act. Read about what’s changing and how this impacts you.

Regulating the new Act

The new Aged Care Act includes a risk-based Regulatory Model. Discover how the new model will regulate the aged care sector when the new Act starts.

The Act in practice

Read case studies and learn how other providers are applying the obligations of the new Aged Care Act to their services.
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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, water and community. We pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.