Regulations restricting the use of restraints in residential aged care services

Australian Government response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019.

Regulations that came into force on 1 July 2019 put explicit obligations on residential aged care providers to minimise the use of physical and chemical restraint.

Regulations restricting the use of restraints in residential aged care services

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