The Aged Care Act 2024 commenced on 1 November 2025 and moved real exposure onto directors and senior managers. This checklist is the practical guide to being ready before your next audit.
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Download the checklist →Written in plain English for the people who carry compliance day to day. Each section tells you what the Act expects, and what evidence proves it.
Each Standard mapped to the evidence an assessor looks for, so you can see at a glance where your proof is strong and where it is thin.
The responsible-person duty explained, with the two penalty tiers at the current penalty unit: up to $182,000 where harm results, and $54,600 for a serious failure.
The eight reportable incident types and the 24-hour and 30-day notification clocks, so nothing is missed and nothing is late.
The sub-category weightings and how compliance, staffing, residents' experience and quality measures combine into your public rating.
A week-by-week checklist to pressure-test your evidence before the auditor arrives, not while they are sitting across the table.
Where the new prudential and financial reporting duties bite, and the governance changes boards and CEOs should make now.