Section 343A - Aged Care Act 2024 - Identity cards for approved needs assessors

343A Identity cards for approved needs assessors

(1) The System Governor must issue an identity card to an approved needs assessor.

Form of identity card

(2) The identity card must:

(a) satisfy the requirements prescribed by the rules; and

(b) contain a photograph that is no more than 5 years old of the approved needs assessor.

Identity card to be carried and produced in accordance with rules

(3) An approved needs assessor must carry and produce the identity card as prescribed by the rules.

Strict liability offence

(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a) the person has been issued with an identity card under subsection (1); and

(b) the person ceases to be an approved needs assessor; and

(c) the person does not return the identity card to the System Governor within 14 days after ceasing to be an approved needs assessor.

Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

(5) Subsection (4) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

Part 3—Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

Division 1—Establishment and functions of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

344 Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

(1) The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is established by this section.

(2) For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013):

(a) the Commission is a listed entity; and

(b) the Commissioner is the accountable authority of the Commission; and

(i) the Commissioner;

(ii) the Complaints Commissioner;

(iii) the staff of the Commission;

(iv) persons assisting the Commission referred to in section 370;

(v) consultants engaged under section 371; and

(d) the purposes of the Commission include:

(i) the functions of the Commission referred to in section 346; and

(ii) the functions of the Commissioner referred to in section 348; and

(iii) the functions of the Complaints Commissioner referred to in section 357.

343AIdentity cards for approved needs assessors