601Review of operation of this Act

601  Review of operation of this Act

 (1) The Minister must cause an independent review of the operation of this Act to be conducted within 6 months after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Act.

 (1A) Without limiting the matters to be covered by the review, the review must:

 (a) have regard to the objects of the Act; and

 (b) consider the following matters:

 (i) the operation of the Statement of Rights and the Statement of Principles;

 (ii) the effectiveness of the Act in delivering the objects, including enabling individuals to exercise choice and control;

 (iii) the effectiveness of the Act in embedding the role of supporters in the aged care system;

 (iv) the extent of unmet demand for funded aged care services in a home or community setting;

 (v) the duration of waiting periods from application to service commencement for funded aged care services in a home or community setting;

 (va) the expansion of regular reporting on the duration of waiting periods for funded aged care services to cover specialist aged care programs;

 (vi) the effectiveness of the governance (under Chapter 5) and regulatory mechanisms (under Chapter 6) of the aged care system in overseeing and ensuring the quality of funded aged care services;

 (vii) the effectiveness of the Act in ensuring equitable access to funded aged care services for individuals, regardless of their location, background and life experience;

 (viii) the effect of Part 3 of Chapter 4 (about individual fees and contributions) on the sustainability of the aged care system, service usage and outcomes for individuals accessing funded aged care services;

 (ix) the use of refundable accommodation deposits and daily accommodation payments;

 (x) the proportion of aged care accommodation payments being charged at the maximum accommodation payment amounts;

 (xi) the proportion of registered providers who charge an accommodation payment approved under section 290 (that is, an approved accommodation payment that is higher than the maximum accommodation payment amount);

 (xii) the quality and timeliness of data published about the performance of the aged care system.

 (3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.

Part 10—Rules