Inspector-General of Aged Care Act 2023
10Functions of the Inspector‑General
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10 Functions of the Inspector‑General
(1) The Inspector‑General has the following functions: (a) to monitor, investigate and report to the Minister and Parliament on: (i) the exercise of powers, and the performance of functions and duties, under an aged care law; or (ii) the Commonwealth’s administration of an aged care law or aged care funding agreement; or (iii) the operation of an aged care law; or (iv) the performance of obligations and the exercise of rights by the Commonwealth under an aged care funding agreement; (b) to monitor, investigate and report to the Minister and Parliament on systemic issues relating to a matter referred to in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv); (c) to monitor, investigate and report to the Minister and Parliament on any systems established by the Commonwealth to administer an aged care law or aged care funding agreement; (d) to monitor, investigate and report to the Minister and Parliament on the implementation by the Commonwealth of the recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission; (e) any other functions conferred on the Inspector‑General by this Act or the regulations; (f) to do anything incidental to, or conducive to, the performance of the above functions. (2) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) do not permit the Inspector‑General to monitor and investigate only a single exercise of a power, or a single performance of a function or duty, under an aged care law. (3) The Inspector‑General has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of the Inspector‑General’s functions.