Publications

This open letter from Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP outlines how the new Aged Care Act brief deferral will impact providers and the sector.

This open letter from Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae MP outlines how the new Aged Care Act brief deferral will impact older people.

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 19 May 2025.

This face-to-face training package is designed to support facilitators delivering sessions on the changes that impact older people under the new Aged Care Act.

This document outlines what is new, what is changing and what is staying the same under the new Aged Care Act for older people, providers, workers, assessors, primary care and allied health workers and software vendors.

This visual outlines the main parts of the new Aged Care Act and how they work together.

This guide explains the transition of representative relationships in My Aged Care to the new registered supporter role when the Aged Care Act 2024 commences. It explains the role of registered supporters and the option for older people and their representatives to opt out of the transition.

This list is to guide aged care providers on what to do before and after 1 July 2025, to implement the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program.

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 31 March 2025.

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 28 April 2025.

This Sector Change Plan outlines the communication, engagement, guidance and training activities that our department, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, and Services Australia will deliver to support older people and the sector to transition to the new Act.

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.

This is a draft for the Aged Care rules release 4a instrument for Aged Care Rules 2025.

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 5 March 2025.

This plain language fact sheet provides a summary of what rights older people have when accessing aged care services.

This Easy Read fact sheet provides a summary of what rights older people have when accessing aged care services.

This document provides a summary and explanation of the main amendments made to the new Act during the parliamentary process.

A summary of the Aged Care Transition Taskforce meeting held on 17 February 2025.

This is a revised draft of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards that reflects wording changes for the subordinate legislation drafting process under the new Aged Care Act 2024.

The Stage 3 release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on provider obligations under Chapter 3 of the new Aged Care Act.

The Stage 3 release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on provider obligations under Chapter 3 of the new Aged Care Act. This document aims to help people better understand the Rules and support them to submit feedback.

This document outlines the topics, including indicative timelines, for each release of the Aged Care Rules consultation.

These slides are for the residential care fees and means testing webinar held on 11 February 2025.

This document summarises the Transitional Rules which will support a seamless transition between the existing and the new legal frameworks for aged care.

The Stage 2b release of the Aged Care Rules focuses on the funding arrangements for Chapter 4 of the Aged Care Act 2024. This document, which includes a glossary of common terminology, aims to help people better understand the Rules and support them to submit feedback.