Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE (LIVING LONGER LIVING BETTER) ACT 2013 - SECT 4

  (1)   The Minister must cause an independent review to be undertaken of the operation of the amendments made by :

  (a)   this Act; and

  (b)   the Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Act 2013 ; and

  (c)   the Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Act 2013 .

  (2)   The review must consider at least the following matters:

  (a)   whether unmet demand for residential and home care places has been reduced;

  (b)   whether the number and mix of places for residential care and home care should continue to be controlled;

  (c)   whether further steps could be taken to chang e key aged care services from a supply driven model to a consumer demand driven model;

  (d)   the effectiveness of means testing arrangements for aged care services, including an assessment of the alignment of charges across residential care and home care services;

  (e)   the effectiveness of arrangements for regulating prices for aged care accommodation;

  (f)   the effectiveness of arrangements for protecting equity of access to aged care services for different population groups;

  (g)   the effectiveness of workforce strategies in aged care services, including strategies for the education, recruitment, retention and funding of aged care workers;

  (h)   the effectiveness of arrangements for protecting refundable deposits and accommodation bonds ;

  (i)   the effectiveness of arrangements for facilitating access to aged care services;

  (j)   any other related matter that the Minister specifies.

  (3)   The review must make provision for public consultation and , in particular , must provide for consultation with:

  (a)   approved providers; and

  (b)   aged care workers; and

  (c)   consumers; and

  (d)   people with special needs; and

  (e)   carers; and

  (f)   representatives of consumers.

  (4)   The review must be undertaken as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 3 years after the commencement of Schedule   1 .

  (5)   The person who undertakes the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 12 months after the end of the 3 year period.

  (6)   The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving it.