Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074:reg:14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00074
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14
Character Range: 29520–30594

14  Entry into resident agreement
 (1) For paragraph 59‑1(2)(a) of the Act, this section specifies requirements that a resident agreement between a care recipient and an approved provider must comply with in relation to the way in which, and the process by which, the agreement is entered into.
Note: If a care recipient, or a person proposing to enter a residential care service, is unable to enter into a resident agreement, another person representing the care recipient or person may enter into the agreement on behalf of the care recipient or person (see section 96‑5 of the Act).
 (2) The care recipient must be informed of, and helped to understand, the terms of the resident agreement (including any other agreements included in the resident agreement), in particular the terms about the following:
 (a) the care recipient's rights and responsibilities, including the rights mentioned in the "Charter of Aged Care Rights" set out in Schedule 1;
 (b) the services to be provided to the care recipient;
 (c) the fees and other charges to be paid under the agreement.