This concept paper outlines the early thinking to develop a new regulatory framework to support Australia's future aged care system. The paper provides advice about the need for a modern, risk proportionate framework, as the federal government rolls out the aged care reforms.

The paper introduces stakeholders to:

• concepts around regulation and regulatory frameworks
• the key challenges with existing aged care regulation and opportunities of designing a more contemporary and fit for purpose framework
• foundational concepts of a new regulatory framework, including a person-centred and risk proportionate approach
• the principles that underpin the design of the new regulatory framework.