Australians have a right to live free from abuse and neglect as a matter of human rights, current law and a reasonable community expectation. Older Australians also have specific rights and expectations when receiving Commonwealth funded aged care services.
Following the KPMG report, Strengthening Protections for older Australians, Development of models and options for a Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) for Commonwealth funded aged care service providers in early 2019, the Government provided $1.5 million in funding in the 2019-20 Budget, to undertake further preparatory work for the introduction of a SIRS in residential aged care. Activities include:
This consultation will assist in refining the finer details of operation of a SIRS for residential aged care.
It will inform advice to Government including the structure and operation of the scheme, legislative requirements and resourcing implications.
We want to hear from all interested stakeholders.
The online survey provides you with the ability to upload a submission document, rather than going through the entire set of survey questions, however you must complete the first 8 questions before you can do this.
Consultation has been extended until COB Friday 11 October 2019. No late submissions will be accepted.
If you experience any technical issues completing the Online Survey, please contact SIRS@health.gov.au
Reflecting back what we've heard from you
Following the consultation period, we intend to publish a summary of key themes identified.
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