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SIRS notification example response – Unexpected death

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A good-quality incident notification requires more than the details taken from progress notes about an incident or copying text from the provider’s incident management system.

Use this example response to support the information you need to consider including for the questions relating to unexpected death in the My Aged Care portal.

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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.