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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is a royal commission established on 8 October 2018 by the Australian Government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902. The Honourable Richard Tracey AM RFD QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO were appointed as Royal Commissioners.
The commission is part of the Health and Aged Care portfolio of the federal government, which is accountable to the minister for health, currently Mark Butler. The commission is jointly funded by the Australian Government, and state and territory governments.
The Commissioners are required to provide an interim report by 30 October 2020, and a final report by 29 April 2022. [2] The final report was presented to Parliament and the public 29 September 2023. At the time of its establishment, information about the Royal Commission was issued in AUSLAN and in easy read formats. [3]
The report was commissioned in response to recommendations 10 and 104 of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. [51] The Aged Care Bill 2024 was introduced in the Australian Parliament in September 2024, and passed both houses on 25 November 2024.
This requires approved providers, aged care workers (including contractors) and governing persons to meet a series of obligations: When providing care, supports and services to people, I must: act with respect for people’s rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision-making in accordance with applicable laws and conventions;
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory [1] is a Royal Commission established in 2016 by the Australian Government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to inquire into and report upon failings in the child protection and youth detention systems of the Government of the Northern Territory.
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, often known by the acronym RIDDOR, is a 2013 statutory instrument of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It regulates the statutory obligation to report deaths , injuries , diseases and "dangerous occurrences", including near misses, that take place at work or in ...
Causal factors are analyzed, focusing on systems and processes, not individual performance. Potential improvements, called an "action plan", are identified and implemented to decrease the likelihood of such events in the future. Each accredited organization is encouraged, but not required, to report any sentinel event to The Joint Commission.