Aged Care Act 2024
188Duty of operators of aged care digital platforms
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188 Duty of operators of aged care digital platforms
(1) An operator of an aged care digital platform contravenes this subsection if:
(a) an entity represents via the platform that the entity can deliver a service in the Commonwealth aged care system; and
(b) the operator does not check and display on the platform:
(i) whether the entity is a registered provider or not; and
(ii) if the entity is a registered provider—the registration categories in which the entity is registered; and
(iii) whether a banning order against the entity is, or has at any time been, in force; and
(iv) whether an NDIS banning order against the entity is, or has at any time been, in force; and
(v) whether a banning order (within the meaning of the Commission Act as in force at any time before the commencement of this Act) against the entity has at any time been in force; and
(vi) any other information prescribed by the rules.
(2) An entity or person is liable to a civil penalty if the entity or person contravenes subsection (1).