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Code of Ethics and Guide to Ethical Conduct for Residential Aged Care

The aim of the Code of Ethics (the Code) and the Guide to Ethical Conduct (the Guide) is to set out the ethical commitments made by the Aged Care Sector in addition to its legal obligation to comply with the Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) and Principles under the Act.

The Code and the Guide have been developed to be applied within a voluntary and self-regulatory framework and they in no way affect the operation of the Act.

The Code and the Guide have been produced as a single book and as a series of information booklets directed at individual audiences including:

• Providers of Residential Aged Care Services;
• Employed and Contracted Staff of Residential Aged Care Services;
• Attending Professionals of Residential Aged Care Services; and
• Residents, their families or representatives in Residential Aged Care Services.

Code of Ethics and Guide to Ethical Conduct for Residential Aged Care

The individual Code of Ethics booklets are also available for download in PDF format:

Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care (PDF 498 KB)

Guide to Ethical Conduct: Information for Residents of Aged Care Homes And Their Families (PDF 571 KB)

Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care: Guide for Employed and Contracted Staff (PDF 563 KB)

Guide to Ethical Conduct for Providers of Residential Aged Care: Guide for Attending Professionals (PDF 484 KB)

Guide to Ethical Conduct: Poster (PDF 281 KB)

The Guides to Ethical Conduct may also be downloaded in PDF format:

Guide to Ethical Conduct (PDF 183 KB)

Report on the Code of Ethics and Guide to Ethical Conduct in Residential Aged Care (PDF 316 KB)

Final Code Review Survey Report (PDF 5170 KB)

If you are unable to download the PDF files please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
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