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ACQ strives to be the media’s preferred commentator on aged care issues within the State.

While faced with the challenges of communicating the complexities of the aged care industry to the everyday person, ACQ consistently delivers a united voice in the media for its members.

The following media resources produced by the Association aim to improve the industry’s standing within the Queensland community and encourage more sensitive and thoughtful discussion of negative issues regarding aged care in the media.

Consumer Credit Reform

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The Commonwealth Government has introduced a credit reform package that includes the National Consumer Credit Protection Act (NCCP Act). This will see the Commonwealth assume responsibility for consumer credit regulation and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) becomes the regulator in relation to consumer credit.

Members that provide credit or that have relationships with credit providers will need to consider the impact of the proposed reform on their activities and in particular, whether they will be required to obtain a new Australian credit licence and/or change their documents and procedures. The regime is likely to be of more relevance to retirement village operators than aged care providers because of certain exemptions available to aged care providers.

National health reforms a prescription for poor health in

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The Campaign for Care of Older Australians (CCOA) is concerned that the Federal Government and members of COAG have not started the process to address fundamental reforms needed in aged care.

“The Prime Minister has been at pains to stress that the national health reforms were a once in a generation opportunity to deliver better health and hospitals for all Australians,” CCOA said.

Questions unanswered for Aged Care Sector following COAG

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Queensland’s peak industry body Aged Care Queensland (ACQ) says today’s COAG meeting has left many questions unanswered in relation to desperately needed reform to the Aged Care Sector in Australia.

ACQ CEO Anton Kardash said that government leaders had missed an important opportunity to commit to the structural reforms required to deliver the sector from crisis.

Aged care on the sick list

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The Campaign for Care of Older Australians (CCOA) has written to State and Territory leaders to urge their support for aged care to be treated as a priority during next week’s COAG meeting.

New premises opened for community care provider

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Community Care Programs Gold Coast, which has provided support to hundreds of elderly residents in the local area, officially opened their new offices on Wednesday 24 February.

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