This public consultation has now closed
This consultation invited your feedback on the proposed new fees for providers who wish to register, renew or vary their registration.
Charging arrangements under the Aged Care Act 2024
We charge providers a fee to assess applications to:
- become a registered provider
- renew their registration
- vary their registration (in some cases).
If an audit is required, there will also be an audit fee.
The fees and fee waiver eligibility criteria are outlined in the Cost Recovery implementation Statement (CRIS).
We review our fees each financial year, as required by the Australian Government’s Cost Recovery Policy, and update them to reflect our costs. For example, we apply indexation (automatic adjustment of prices) to keep up with inflation.
To help understand the fees that apply to you and who is eligible for a fee waiver, read our:
Use our online fee calculators to help you to estimate your fees.
Consultation on the new charging arrangements
From 5 March 2025 to 1 April 2025, we held a consultation to understand the key concerns and impacts of the proposed charging arrangements on providers.
Thank you to everyone who took part in the consultation.
This feedback helped to shape the advice we gave to Government on the charging arrangements from 1 November 2025.
Read our Public Consultation Summary Report to learn more.
We will consult providers and impacted stakeholders before making changes to future fee structures.