As part of the Commonwealth Government's new Aged Care Act, this new aged care regulatory model emphasises stronger working relationships, transparency and collaboration across the aged care sector. The new model introduces more protections and places the rights and needs of older people at the centre of aged care, promoting care that is safe and high quality and which meets the needs of older people.

It will introduce:

• universal registration – a single registration for each provider across all aged care programs
• obligations that reflect the types of services providers deliver
• ways for providers to demonstrate and be recognised for excellence in aged care service delivery.

The new regulatory model will make it easier for providers to operate across multiple aged care programs by:

• simplifying the requirements for entry to deliver different service types
• clearly articulating the obligations that are associated with those service types.