Certification, Quality of Care and Sanctions Amendment Principles 2012 (Cth)
Certification, Quality of Care and Sanctions Amendment Principles 2012
Aged Care Act 1997
I, MARK BUTLER, Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, make these Principles under section 96-1 of the Aged Care Act 1997.
Dated: 12 Oct 2012
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MARK BUTLER
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
1 Name of Principles
These Principles are the Certification, Quality of Care and Sanctions Amendment Principles 2012.
2 Commencement
These Principles commence on the day after they are registered.
3 Amendment of Certification Principles 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Certification Principles 1997.
4 Amendment of Quality of Care Principles 1997
Schedule 2 amends the Quality of Care Principles 1997.
5 Amendment of Sanctions Principles 1997
Schedule 3 amends the Sanctions Principles 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Certification Principles 1997
(section 3)
[1] Subsection 8.15 (1), Examples of other findings, example 2:
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2.Findings about whether the approved provider is complying with the Accreditation Standards set out in Part 3 of the Quality of Care Principles 1997.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Quality of Care Principles 1997
[1] Note before Part 1
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Note: Part 4.1 of the Aged Care Act 1997
Part 4.1 of the Aged Care Act 1997 is about the responsibilities of approved providers for the quality of the aged care they provide through their aged care services.
The responsibilities of approved providers include compliance with a number of standards set out in these Principles. The standards are:
the Accreditation Standards
the Community Care Standards
the Flexible Care Standards
[2] Subsection 18.6 (1A)
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(1A) The care or service must be provided by the approved provider in a way that meets the Accreditation Standards set out in Schedule 2.
[3] Part 4
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[4] Schedule 3
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Schedule 3 Amendment of Sanctions Principles 1997
[1] Subparagraph 22.20(1)(b)(ii)
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[2] Subsection 22.20(2)
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Residential Care Standards means the Residential Care Standards mentioned in Part 4 of the Quality of Care Principles 1997.
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See
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