Aged Care Act 2024
| Aged Care Act 2024 | |
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| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Citation | Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) |
| Territorial extent | Australia |
| Enacted by | House of Representatives |
| Enacted | 25 November 2024 |
| Assented to | 2 December 2024 |
| Effective | 1 July 2025 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | Aged Care Bill 2024 |
| 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 |
| Passed | 25 November 2024 |
| Repeals | |
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| Summary | |
| Aged care services | |
| Status: Not yet in force | |
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 comes into effect on 1 July 2025 at the same time as the new Support at Home program.