ACSA has made a number of submissions on issues affecting the aged care and retirement living sectors and is actively engaged in campaigning on a range of policies that affect our industry.

2022 Submissions

• Work Value Case - Aged Care Industry: ACSA, LASA and ABI Submission to the Fair Work Commission, March 2022
• Work Value Case - Aged Care Industry: ACSA, LASA and ABI Witness statements and evidence, March 2022
• Work Value Case - Aged Care Industry: ACSA, LASA and ABI Reference materials document, March 2022
• LASA-ACSA Submission on Strengthening Provider Governance, February 2022

2021 Submissions

• A New Residential Aged Care Accommodation Framework - AACC submission to Department of Health, December 2021
• Aligning regulation across aged care, disability support and veterans' care, December 2021
• Submission to the Department of Health: Care and Support Sector Code of Conduct, December 2021
• AACC Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry, Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No.2) Bill 2021, November 2021
• Improving Choice in Residential Aged Care - ACAR Discontinuation, November 2021
• Submission to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: Cost Recovery Consultation Paper, October 2021
• ACSA Submission to Inquiry into vaccine related fraud and security risks, October 2021
• Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) for Commonwealth Funded In-Home Aged Care Services, August 2021
• Pacific Labour Mobility Consultation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 2021
• Consultation on National Register of Enduring Powers of Attorney, Attorney-General's Department Elder Abuse Team, Family Safety Branch, June 2021
• Select Committee Inquiry into the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020 (New South Wales), February 2021

2020 Submissions

• Review of Commonwealth funded aged care support services and programs for older and prematurely aged people who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness, December 2020
• A Framework for the Aged Care and Healthcare Interface during COVID-19, June
• Submission to the Royal Commission: Response to Counsel Assisting's Final Submissions, Part 1 and Part 2, November 2020
• Aged Care Services Sector National Consultative Feedback: Pathways & Tertiary Education in Aged Care, October 2020
• Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) Bill 2020, 2 October 2020
• Submission to the Australian Building Codes Board: Proposal to include minimum accessibility standards for housing in the National Construction Code, September 2020
• Submission to the Royal Commission: Financing Aged Care, August 2020
• Submission to the Royal Commission: System Governance, July 2020
• Inquiry into the Queensland Government's Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 6 July
• ACSA Submission on the Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme to the Department of Health, 29 June
• VIC Portable Long Service Scheme - Consultation on Permanent Regulations, 26 June
• Aged Care Services Sector National Consultative Feedback: Student Work Placement, May 2020
• ACSA Submission on Button Battery Safety to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, 1 May
• Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria, 27 March

2019 submissions

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2018 submissions

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2017 submissions

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2016 submissions

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2015 submissions

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2014 submissions

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2013 submissions

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Submissions by state

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TAS Election Aged Care Policy Proposals, May 2021

WA Election Aged Care Policy Proposals,  March 2021