About the Agency
The core functions of the Agency are:
- Manage the residential aged care accreditation process using the Accreditation Standards
- Promote high quality care and assist industry to improve service quality by identifying best practice, and providing information, education and training
- Assess and strategically manage services working towards accreditation
- Liaise with the Department of Health and Ageing about services that do not comply with the relevant Standards
The Agency is an independent company limited by guarantee, established under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. It is the body appointed by the Department of Health and Ageing as the accreditation body under the Aged Care Act 1997.
The Agency fulfils its functions using processes and principles set down in legislation, notably the Aged Care Act 1997, the Accountability Principles 1998, and the Accreditation Grant Principles 1999.
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