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#### 65‑1A Information about compliance with responsibilities
(1) In deciding whether an approved provider has complied, or is complying, with one or more of its responsibilities under Part 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, the Secretary may have regard to:
(a) any information provided by the \*CEO of the Quality Agency in accordance with the Quality Agency Reporting Principles; and
(b) any other relevant information.
(2) The Quality Agency Reporting Principles may specify the circumstances in which the \*CEO of the Quality Agency must provide information of a kind specified in the Principles to the Secretary for the purposes of this Part.
> Note: The Quality Agency Reporting Principles are made by the Minister under section 96‑1.
3 Section 69‑1
Omit:
• \*accreditation grants (see Part 5.4);
4 Part 5.4
Repeal the Part.
5 At the end of section 84‑1
Add:
; (h) the Aged Care Pricing Commissioner, whose functions include approving accommodation payments that are higher than the maximum amount of accommodation payments determined by the Minister and approving extra service fees (see Part 6.7).
6 Paragraphs 95A‑1(2)(d) and (e)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(d) to examine complaints made to the Aged Care Commissioner about the processes for:
(i) accrediting aged care services as mentioned in paragraph 12(a) of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013; and
(ii) conducting the quality review of home care services as mentioned in paragraph 12(b) of that Act;
(but not a complaint about the merits of a decision under those paragraphs), and make recommendations to the CEO of the Quality Agency arising from the examination;
(e) to examine, on the Aged Care Commissioner’s own initiative, the processes for:
(i) accrediting aged care services as mentioned in paragraph 12(a) of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013; and
(ii) conducting the quality review of home care services as mentioned in paragraph 12(b) of that Act;
and make recommendations to the CEO of the Quality Agency arising from the examination;
7 Subsections 95A‑4(1) and (2)
Omit “Complaints Principles”, substitute “Commissioner Principles”.
8 Section 95A‑9
Before “The”, insert “(1)”.
9 At the end of section 95A‑9
Add:
(2) The resignation takes effect on the day it is received by the Minister or, if a later day is specified in the resignation, on that later day.
10 Section 95A‑10
Repeal the section, substitute: