4Review of operation of amendments

4 Review of operation of amendments

(1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be undertaken of the operation of the amendments made by: (a) this Act; and (b) the Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Act 2013; and (c) the Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Act 2013. (2) The review must consider at least the following matters: (a) whether unmet demand for residential and home care places has been reduced; (b) whether the number and mix of places for residential care and home care should continue to be controlled; (c) whether further steps could be taken to change key aged care services from a supply driven model to a consumer demand driven model; (d) the effectiveness of means testing arrangements for aged care services, including an assessment of the alignment of charges across residential care and home care services; (e) the effectiveness of arrangements for regulating prices for aged care accommodation; (f) the effectiveness of arrangements for protecting equity of access to aged care services for different population groups; (g) the effectiveness of workforce strategies in aged care services, including strategies for the education, recruitment, retention and funding of aged care workers; (h) the effectiveness of arrangements for protecting refundable deposits and accommodation bonds; (i) the effectiveness of arrangements for facilitating access to aged care services; (j) any other related matter that the Minister specifies. (3) The review must make provision for public consultation and, in particular, must provide for consultation with: (a) approved providers; and (b) aged care workers; and (c) consumers; and (d) people with special needs; and (e) carers; and (f) representatives of consumers. (4) The review must be undertaken as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 3 years after the commencement of Schedule 1. (5) The person who undertakes the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 12 months after the end of the 3 year period. (6) The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving it.