Consumer Protection currently expects the first stage of the WA retirement village reforms, the operative provisions of the Retirement Villages Amendment Act 2024 and the new Retirement Villages Regulations, to commence on 1 September 2026. The implementation...
In April, we looked at the incoming mandatory registration requirements for Supported Independent Living providers and platform providers. Since then, the Australian Government has introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for...
A platform provider will generally be a provider that uses a profile-based platform, such as an app or website, to connect participants with workers. This may include businesses that allow participants to browse worker profiles and book support workers directly...
Associated Providers v Aged Care Workers An aged care worker is an individual engaged to deliver funded aged care services. An associated provider is an entity that delivers funded aged care services on behalf of a registered provider under an arrangement with that...
The department released the final draft of the Aged Care Rules on 31 July 2025. These are still subject to passage and Royal Assent of amending legislation currently before the Australian Parliament. They will then be considered by the Minister for Aged Care and...
The facts of Michael Stewart by his litigation guardian Carol Schwarzman v Metro North Hospital and Health Service are available in our earlier blog post (linked). In summary the health service admitted that as a consequence of his treatment at the hospital,...
By David McMullen and Ryan Hewitt Background The Retirement Villages Act 1992 (WA) (“RV Act”) gives the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) jurisdiction to terminate a residence contract on application from a retirement village operator in limited circumstances, due...
The decision in Affinity Care Services Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Balmerino Australia Trust v National Disability Insurance Agency [2024] FCA 1314 serves as a salient reminder on providers to ensure that they engage sufficient administrative resources to respond to...
This new rights-based Act aims to address key recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The promise is that: ‘It will empower older people to exercise their rights when accessing, or seeking to access, Commonwealth-funded aged care...
Quicker Access to Services Additional funding will be allocated in the first two years of the new program to improve service delivery. By 1 July 2027, the program aims to reduce the average wait time for services to three months. New Classification System Under the...