OPAN raises the voices of older people in submissions to royal commissions, senate and parliamentary inquiries and government policies with the overarching aim of advancing aged care reform.
2024
2023
Jun 2023 - A new model for regulating Aged Care Consultation Paper No. 2: Details of the proposed new model
May 2023 - Exposure draft and explanatory statement of the draft Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Transparency of Information) Principles
Jan 2023 - Response to the Draft National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care
November 2022 – New program for in-home aged care
November 2022 – Revised Aged Care Quality Standards
November 2022 – Treasury Employment White Paper Consultation
November 2022 – Response to the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Governance and Reporting for Approved Providers) Principles
November 2022 – Response to the Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Incident Management and Reporting) Instrument
October 2022 – Consultation on a New Model for Regulating Aged Care
October 2022 – Response to the Exposure Draft of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Amendment (Code of Conduct and Banning Orders) Rules
October 2022 – Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
September 2022 – Quality-of-Care Amendment (Restrictive Practices) Principles 2022
August 2022 – Productivity Commission Inquiry into Carer Leave provisions in the National Employment Standards
August 2022 – Inquiry into the provisions of the Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill
August 2022 – Disability Royal Commission – Older people with disability
May 2022- Productivity Commission Inquiry into Indirect Employment in Aged Care
March 2022 – Exploring future data and information needs for aged care
January 2022 – Provider Governance
March 2021 – Response to the Aged Care Royal Commission Final Report “Care, Dignity and Respect”
June 2021 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Restrictive Practices
July 2021 – Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme
December 2021 – Consultation on New Residential Aged Care Design Standards
December 2021 – Consultation on Aligning regulation across aged care, disability support and veterans’ care
December 2021 – Inquiry into the Aged Care and other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021
December 2021 – Consultation on the Care and Support Sector Code of Conduct
March 2020 –Enduring Powers of Attorney
November 2020 – Aged Care Amendment (Aged Care Recipient Classification) Bill
November 2020 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on the Counsel Assisting Recommendations
August 2020 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Aged Care Funding
July 2020 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Aged Care System Governance and Commissioning
July 2020 – Supplementary Submission on COVID-19 to the Royal Commission into Quality and Safety in Aged Care
July 2020 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Abuse of Older People and Aged Care
July 2020 – Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on Capacity, Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making
January 2020 – Response to ACRC’s Aged Care Program Redesign
November 2018 – Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework
September 2018 – Input into Royal Commission Aged Care Terms of Reference – September
September 2018 – Senate Inquiry into the ACQSC Bills
September 2018 – Home Care Pricing Transparency Compatibility
February 2018 – Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia
