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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Rules 2018
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#### 48 Commissioner must publish decisions relating to accreditation
Commencing services and recommencing services
(1) If the Commissioner decides under section 29 to accredit a commencing service or re‑accredit a recommencing service, the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, publish the decision on the Commission’s website.
> Note: For the disclosure of protected information, see Division 4 of Part 7 of the Commission Act.
(2) If:
(a) the Commissioner decides under section 29 not to accredit a commencing service or not to re‑accredit a recommencing service; and
(b) no request for the reconsideration of the decision is made within the period (the reconsideration period) mentioned in paragraph 99(3)(c);
the Commissioner must, within 28 days after the end of the reconsideration period, publish the decision on the Commission’s website.
> Note 1: If a request for the reconsideration of the decision is made, the reconsideration decision must be published under section 104.
> Note 2: For the disclosure of protected information, see Division 4 of Part 7 of the Commission Act.
Residential services other than recommencing services
(3) If:
(a) the Commissioner:
(i) decides under section 41 to re‑accredit a residential service for a further period; or
(ii) decides under section 41 not to re‑accredit a residential service; or
(iii) decides under section 44 to revoke the accreditation of an accredited service; and
(b) no request for the reconsideration of the decision is made within the period (the reconsideration period) mentioned in paragraph 99(3)(c);
the Commissioner must, within 28 days after the end of the reconsideration period, publish on the Commission’s website the decision and the performance report about the service considered in making the decision.
> Note 1: If a request for the reconsideration of the decision is made, the reconsideration decision must be published under section 104.
> Note 2: For the disclosure of protected information, see Division 4 of Part 7 of the Commission Act.