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New Aged Care Act
The Australian Government introduced the Aged Care Bill 2024 to Parliament on 12 September 2024. It passed Parliament on 25 November 2024 and will become the new Aged Care Act 2024 from 1 July 2025. For more information, read the:
- Minister for Aged Care’s media release announcing introduction of the Bill for the new Act
- Minister for Aged Care’s media release announcing passage of the Bill for the new Act
- Aged Care Bill 2024 and explanatory memorandum
- Aged Care Act 2024 overview fact sheet
- Aged Care Act 2024 overview fact sheet – Easy Read.
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Provider registration preview – Video
In this video, Assistant Secretary Robert Day from the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Harmonisation and Regulatory Strategy Branch, provides guidance about the provider registration preview. The preview is part of the deeming process of aged care providers under the new Aged Care Act.
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Commonwealth Home Support Programme 2025–27 extension and reforms update – webinar video
This webinar was for CHSP providers. It covered the 2025-27 extension and changes under the new Aged Care Act.
Draft Aged Care Rules - Release 4a
This is a draft for the Aged Care rules release 4a instrument for Aged Care Rules 2025.
Aged Care Rules – Release 4a relating to place allocation, obligations and funding for providers – Supporting document
The purpose of this document is to further explain the release of topics in the new Aged Care Rules of the Aged Care Act 2024.
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