I, JUSTINE ELLIOT, Minister for Ageing, make these Principles under subsection 96‑1(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated                     15th June 2010

JUSTINE ELLIOT

Minister for Ageing

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Quality of Care Amendment Principles 2010 (No.1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on 1 July 2010.

3 Amendment of Quality Care Subsidy Principles 1997

  Schedule 1 amends the Quality of Care Principles 1997.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Section 18.6B

substitute

18.6B Fire safety exception notice

(1) An approved provider must give to the Secretary a notice (a fire safety exception notice) if the approved provider is notified by a State, Territory or local government authority that the approved provider is, in respect of a residential care service operated by the approved provider, non-compliant with any applicable State or Territory laws (including local by-laws) relating to fire safety.

(2) The fire safety exception notice must:

 (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary; and

 (b) include all the information required by the form; and

 (c) not contain false or misleading information; and

(d) be signed by one of the approved provider’s key personnel, being a person who is authorised by the approved provider to sign the notice.

(3) A fire safety exception notice must be given to the Secretary within 28 days of the approved provider being notified by the State, Territory or local government authority of the non-compliance referred to in subsection (1).

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