Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00104:section:601
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00104
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 601
Character Range: 849961–852403

601  Review of operation of this Act
 (1) The Minister must cause an independent review of the operation of this Act to be conducted within 6 months after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act.
 (1A) Without limiting the matters to be covered by the review, the review must:
 (a) have regard to the objects of the Act; and
 (b) consider the following matters:
 (i) the operation of the Statement of Rights and the Statement of Principles;
 (ii) the effectiveness of the Act in delivering the objects, including enabling individuals to exercise choice and control;
 (iii) the effectiveness of the Act in embedding the role of supporters in the aged care system;
 (iv) the extent of unmet demand for funded aged care services in a home or community setting;
 (v) the duration of waiting periods from application to service commencement for funded aged care services in a home or community setting;
 (va) the expansion of regular reporting on the duration of waiting periods for funded aged care services to cover specialist aged care programs;
 (vi) the effectiveness of the governance (under Chapter 5) and regulatory mechanisms (under Chapter 6) of the aged care system in overseeing and ensuring the quality of funded aged care services;
 (vii) the effectiveness of the Act in ensuring equitable access to funded aged care services for individuals, regardless of their location, background and life experience;
 (viii) the effect of Part 3 of Chapter 4 (about individual fees and contributions) on the sustainability of the aged care system, service usage and outcomes for individuals accessing funded aged care services;
 (ix) the use of refundable accommodation deposits and daily accommodation payments;
 (x) the proportion of aged care accommodation payments being charged at the maximum accommodation payment amounts;
 (xi) the proportion of registered providers who charge an accommodation payment approved under section 290 (that is, an approved accommodation payment that is higher than the maximum accommodation payment amount);
 (xii) the quality and timeliness of data published about the performance of the aged care system.
 (2) The persons who conduct the review must give the Minister a written report of the review.
 (3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

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