I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96‑1 (1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated 13 March 2008

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Quality of Care Amendment Principles 2008 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Act 2007.

3 Amendment of Quality of Care Principles 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Quality of Care Principles 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 18.3, definitions of assessed as requiring nursing services and Resident Classification Scale

omit

[2] Subsection 18.6 (3)

substitute

 (3) However, on or after commencement, the services stated in Part 3 of Schedule 1 are required only for the following residents:

 (a) a resident who on the day before commencement was receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act immediately before commencement);

 (b) a resident who is receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act immediately before commencement);

 (c) a resident who is receiving a high level of residential care (as defined in the Act on or after commencement).

 (4) In this section:

commencement means the commencement of the Quality of Care Amendment Principles 2008 (No. 1).

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