
I recently chaired an afternoon session for a “Law in Aged Care” seminar in Perth. It was a very useful day’s focus on the myriad of interaction that aged care providers have with the law daily. There can be matters associated with town planning, local government, occupational health and safety, fair work, accreditation and liability issues, and that might be just before morning tea …
In October 2017, the residential aged care sector reaches twenty years since the enactment of the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth). As I recall, for Western Australians it started on Monday 1 October being a public holiday Monday. The then new Act was a mighty and useful change from the Aged and Disabled Persons Homes Act and the Health Act. Whilst it has not all been plain sailing the Act pertaining specifically to aged care has, in my view, served Australia well.
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