Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY COMMISSION ACT 2018 - SECT 68

  (1)   This section applies if the Commissioner considers that it is necessary for a regulatory official to exercise powers under this Division for a purpose (the regulatory purpose ) relating to:

  (a)   the accreditation of an aged care service; or

  (b)   a quality review of an aged care service or a Commonwealth - funded aged care service; or

  (c)   the monitoring of the quality of care and services provided by an approved provider of an aged care service; or

  (d)   the monitoring of the quality of care and services provided by a service provider of a Commonwealth - funded aged care service.

  (2)   The regulatory official may do the following for the regulatory purpose:

  (a)   enter any premises;

  (b)   exercise the search powers in relation to the premises.

  (3)   However, the regulatory official is not authorised to enter premises unless the occupier of the premises has consented to the entry.

Note:   The regulatory official must leave the premises if the consent ceases to have effect (see section   69).