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User Rights Principles 2014
made under section 96‑1 of the

Aged Care Act 1997

Compilation No. 18

Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: F2024L01663

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the User Rights Principles 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of principles
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Residential care services
Division 1—Purpose of this Part
5 Purpose of this Part
Division 2—Responsibilities of approved providers of residential care—general
6 Security of tenure—when approved provider may ask or require care recipient to leave residential care service
7 Security of tenure—notice requirements
8 Access to residential care service by people acting for care recipients, advocates and community visitors
9 Rights of care recipients provided with residential care
9A Responsibility not to act inconsistently with legal and consumer rights of care recipients
10 Other responsibilities—restrictions on moving care recipient within residential care service
Division 3—Responsibilities of approved providers of residential care—provision of information
11 Information to be given to new care recipient about rights and responsibilities
12 Statement of audited accounts
13 Information to be given to continuing residential care recipient moving between services
Division 4—Resident agreements
14 Entry into resident agreement
15 Provisions of resident agreement
Part 3—Home care services
Division 1—Purpose