Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Senator Pocock, and again can I thank you for your cooperation with us in getting this legislation finalised and into the chamber. The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will be responsible for ensuring compliance with this new provider responsibility, just as it is currently responsible for a range of other regulatory measures. The commission will extend their existing risk-based and proportionate regulatory approach used to regulate other provider responsibilities to this new responsibility. Consideration is also being given to developing auditing arrangements that ensure that the registered nurse and care time data that facilities report is accurate. I think the second part of your question is: what would a resident or family member do if they were concerned that the requirement was not being met? I presume the answer is that they could make a complaint to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.