Assessors

About assessors

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) manages the accreditation of residential aged care services across Australia and the quality review of home services. This includes assessments of their performance against the Quality Standards through comprehensive audits and assessment contacts. These assessments are undertaken by registered quality assessors. The Commission employs registered quality assessors and there are other registered quality assessors who are contracted to carry out assessments of aged care services.

How do I know if an assessor is registered?

Please refer to the Register of quality assessors which is available for download on the Register of Quality Assessors webpage.

The Commission does not guarantee to provide work to all quality assessors on the Register.

How does someone become a registered quality assessor?

All quality assessors must be registered under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Rules 2018. This is a requirement to undertake assessments of aged care services.

Assessors are registered for a period of 12 months and must apply for a further period of registration if they wish to continue to be registered.

• Quality assessor registration information sheet (PDF, 126 KB)
• Quality assessor registration information sheet (accessible Word doc)

The registration application fee for the 2020-21 financial year is $683.00 including GST. This is a fee for lodgement and processing of the registration application. It is non-refundable, including where applications are unsuccessful. 

• Quality assessor re-registration information sheet (PDF, 126 KB)
• Quality assessor re-registration Information Sheet (accessible Word doc)

The re-registration application fee for the 2020-21 financial year is $341.00 including GST. This is a fee for lodgement and processing of the re-registration application. It is non-refundable, including where applications are unsuccessful. 

For more information about quality assessor registrations contact the Regulatory Policy Team on (02) 8831 1070 or email registrar@agedcarequality.gov.au 

Assistant Director, Regulatory Policy
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
PO Box 773
Parramatta NSW 2124

Quality assessor code of conduct

Given the high standards of performance and integrity that are required in all interactions with providers, carers, consumers and their representatives, quality assessors must observe the following quality assessor code of conduct all times.
I will observe the assessor’s code of conduct as follows: 

1. Act professionally and accurately report findings in a consistent and an unbiased manner.
2. Perform quality assessor functions and exercise of powers in accordance with the Commission procedures and policies.
3. Maintain professional standards of dress and behaviour and wear my registration badge when on the Commission assignments.
4. Respect the in-house rules of any organisation I am visiting and keep my mobile phone turned off or silent during all visits.
5. Maintain my competence and knowledge of contemporary practice.
6. Not misrepresent my own or any other individual’s qualifications, competence or experience, nor undertake auditing work beyond my expertise.
7. Disclose to the Commission any current or prior working or personal relationships that may be seen as a conflict of interest or that may influence my judgment.
8. Not enter into any activity which may be in conflict with the best interests of the Commission or that would prevent the performance of my duties in an objective manner.
9. Adhere to the requirements of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 and the Privacy Act 1988 and not discuss or disclose any information relating to an assessment of a provider's performance unless required to by law.
10. While conducting assignments for the Commission not represent any other business interests.
11. Not use my registration as an assessor to promote any business in which I may have an interest.
12. Not accept any inducement, commission, gift or any other benefit from any interested party.
13. Not communicate false, erroneous or misleading information that may compromise the integrity of any assessment of a provider's performance.
14. Not act in any way that would prejudice the reputation of the Commission, assessors or the process of assessing a provider's performance.
15. Cooperate fully with any enquiry in the event of any complaint about my performance as an assessor or any alleged breach of this code.

Quality assessor obligations

Quality assessors must:

• adhere to the Quality Assessor Code of Conduct
• complete any mandatory training required by the Commissioner
• complete not less than 15 hours professional development annually as approved by the Commissioner, including any mandatory training
• conduct a minimum of two comprehensive performance assessments as a quality assessor in the 12 months prior to the expiration of the registration
• inform the Commissioner if convicted of a serious offence (murder or sexual assault or convicted of and sentenced to imprisonment for any other form of assault)
• complete a Conflict of Interest declaration and comply with the Quality Assessor Conflict of Interest Policy
• not have any current parallel engagement with the aged care or health care industry unless otherwise approved due to circumstances specified by the Commissioner.

Conflict of interest

Quality Assessors have an obligation to identify, disclose and manage any conflicts of interest, real or perceived, that may influence or be perceived to influence the decisions they take or advice they give in accordance with the Quality Assessor Conflict of Interest Policy.

View the Quality Assessor Conflict of Interest Policy.