Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE ACT 1997 - SECT 95A.1

             (1)  There is to be an * Aged Care Commissioner.

             (2)  The functions of the * Aged Care Commissioner are as follows:

                     (a)  to examine decisions that are made under the Complaints Principles and are identified by those Principles as being examinable by the Aged Care Commissioner, and make recommendations to the Secretary arising from the examination;

                     (b)  to examine complaints made to the Aged Care Commissioner about the processes for handling matters under the Complaints Principles, and make recommendations to the Secretary arising from the examination;

                     (c)  to examine, on the Aged Care Commissioner's own initiative, the processes for handling matters under the Complaints Principles, and make recommendations to the Secretary arising from the examination;

                     (d)  to examine complaints made to the Aged Care Commissioner about:

                              (i)  the conduct of an * accreditation body relating to its responsibilities under the Accreditation Grant Principles; or

                             (ii)  the conduct of a person carrying out an audit, or making a support contact, under those Principles;

                            (but not a complaint about the merits of a decision under those Principles), and make recommendations to the accreditation body concerned arising from the examination;

                     (e)  to examine, on the Aged Care Commissioner's own initiative:

                              (i)  the conduct of an accreditation body relating to its responsibilities under the Accreditation Grant Principles; and

                             (ii)  the conduct of persons carrying out audits, or making support contacts, under those Principles;

                            and make recommendations to the accreditation body concerned arising from the examination;

                      (f)  to advise the Minister, at the Minister's request, about matters relating to any of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e);

                     (g)  the functions (if any) specified in the Complaints Principles.