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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
ACQSC
1 January 2019 – present
National regulator of Commonwealth-funded aged care that registers, accredits and monitors providers, takes compliance and enforcement action, and resolves complaints about aged care services.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 January 2019 under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018, merging the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and the Aged Care Complaints Commissioner.
- Accreditation and quality review of aged care services
- Aged care complaints resolution
Legislation: Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018; Aged Care Act 2024
Changes during its life
- 1 November 2025The Aged Care Act 2024 commenced, repealing the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018; the Commission continues under the new Act as the aged care system regulator.
- Approval of aged care providers
- Aged care compliance and enforcement
- Aged care complaints resolution
Main functions
- Approval and registration of aged care providers
- Accreditation and quality assessment of aged care services
- Compliance monitoring and enforcement
- Resolution of complaints about aged care
- Serious Incident Response Scheme
- Education for providers and consumers
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Health, Disability and Ageing
- Accountable authority
- Commissioner – Aged Care Act 2024 section 344(2)(b)
- ABN
- 80 246 994 451
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 1 January 2019 to the latest release (30 June 2026))