Aged Care Act 2024
172Offence relating to failure to comply with responsibility to consider suitability matters relating to responsible persons
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172 Offence relating to failure to comply with responsibility to consider suitability matters relating to responsible persons
(1) A registered provider of a kind prescribed by the rules must, in relation to a person who is one of the responsible persons of the registered provider:
(a) at least once every 12 months:
(i) consider the suitability matters in relation to the person in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the rules; and
(ii) be reasonably satisfied that the person is suitable to be involved in the delivery of funded aged care services; and
(b) keep a record of those matters that complies with any requirements prescribed by the rules; and
(c) comply with any other requirements prescribed by the rules.
(2) An entity commits an offence if:
(b) the entity fails to comply with subparagraph (1)(a)(i).
Subdivision C—Obligations relating to aged care workers etc.