Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00505:section:21:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00505
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 38195–41031

individuals who are or were aged care workers, or governing persons, of approved providers; or
 (iv) any other relevant persons;
 (d) the review or reconsideration of decisions made in relation to compliance with the Code of Conduct.

Regulatory functions
 (4) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may make provision for or in relation to:
 (a) the accreditation of an aged care service referred to in paragraph 19(a); and
 (b) the circumstances in which an aged care service is taken to be accredited for the purposes of the rules; and
 (c) the conduct of quality reviews of a service referred to in paragraph 19(b); and
 (d) the monitoring of the quality of care and services provided by approved providers of an aged care service referred to in paragraph 19(c); and
 (e) the monitoring of the quality of care and services provided by service providers of Commonwealth‑funded aged care services; and
 (f) the registration of persons as quality assessors for the purposes of performing functions, or exercising powers, under this Act or the rules; and
 (g) the functions to be performed, or the powers to be exercised, by quality assessors; and
 (h) the review or reconsideration of decisions relating to the accreditation of an aged care service or the registration of a quality assessor.
 (5) Without limiting paragraph (4)(d), the rules may do any or all of the following:
 (a) require approved providers of aged care services to have a written plan for continuous improvement in the quality of care and services they provide;
 (b) make provision in relation to the setting of timetables for improvement in the quality of care and services provided by approved providers of aged care services;
 (c) make provision in relation to forms of contact between approved providers of aged care services, and the Commissioner or a quality assessor, for specified purposes;
 (d) provide for the conduct of audits of aged cares services in specified circumstances.
 (6) Without limiting paragraph (4)(e), the rules may do any or all of the following:
 (a) require service providers of Commonwealth‑funded aged care services to have a written plan for continuous improvement in the quality of care and services they provide;
 (b) make provision in relation to the setting of timetables for improvement in the quality of care and services provided by service providers of Commonwealth‑funded aged care services;
 (c) make provision in relation to forms of contact between service providers of Commonwealth‑funded aged care services, and the Commissioner or a quality assessor, for specified purposes;
 (d) provide for the conduct of audits of Commonwealth‑funded aged care services in specified circumstances.

Reportable incident functions
 (7) Without limiting subsection (1), the rules may make provision for, or in relation to, how the