Aged Care Act 2024
| Aged Care Act 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Citation | Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) |
| Territorial extent | Australia |
| Considered by | Australian House of Representatives |
| Enacted | 25 November 2024 |
| Considered by | Australian Senate |
| Assented to | 2 December 2024 |
| Effective | 1 November 2025 |
| Legislative history | |
| Initiating chamber: Australian House of Representatives | |
| Bill title | Aged Care Bill 2024 |
| Introduced by | Anika Wells, Minister for Aged Care |
| Introduced | 12 September 2024 |
| First reading | 12 September 2024 |
| Second reading | 8 October – 7 November 2024 |
| Committee of the whole | 21 November 2024 |
| Third reading | 25 November 2024 |
| Revising chamber: Australian Senate | |
| Member(s) in charge | Malarndirri McCarthy |
| First reading | 18 November 2024 |
| Second reading | 18 November 2024 |
| Third reading | 21 November 2024 |
| Passed | 25 November 2024 |
| Repeals | |
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| Summary | |
| Aged care services | |
| Status: In force | |
legislature, considered_by.The Aged Care Act 2024 is the Australian federal legislation regulating aged care services in Australia, focusing on the rights of the older adult. The Act supersedes the previous Aged Care Act 1997 following multiple years of reform speared by the 2018–21 Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. The Act is part of the Health and Aged Care legislation portfolio and is administered by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.
The Aged Care Bill 2024 was introduced by the Labor Albanese government on 12 September 2024, having gained prior bipartisan support from the opposition Coalition. The Act came into effect on 1 November 2025 at the same time as the new Support at Home program, delayed from its original commencement date of 1 July.