Accreditation fees are payable for each residential aged care service. There is a flat fee for applications for a commencing or recommencing service. Application fees for re-accreditation of an accredited service or previously accredited service (excluding recommencing services) are based on the number of allocated places, whether occupied or not.
There is no GST payable.
We do not issue receipts or invoices for accreditation fees paid.
Note: These are new bank account details as of January 2019.
Eftpos
Organisation:
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC)
Account name:
ACQSC Departmental External Revenue
BSB Number: 062000
Bank Account Number: 17177204
Reference:
RACS ID service name or
RACS IDs Provider name (for multiple services)
If the EFT payment is for several services, please type the RACS IDs and provider name.
If the EFT payment is for one service, please type the RACS ID and service name where the online banking screen asks for a description or reference for the transaction.
In all cases, please send a remittance advice identifying each service by its name, RACS ID and the fee being paid, (a sample layout follows) and either email it to finance@agedcarequality.gov.au or fax it to (02) 9633 2422 "Attention: Finance".
Name and contact details of approved provider
Date of EFT transaction
RACS, service name Fee Paid
RACS, service name Fee Paid
RACS, service name Fee Paid
Total fees paid: Total
Cheques
Please make your cheque payable to Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) and write the service’s name and RACS ID on the back. If the cheque is for several services please write the RACS ID and fee being paid for each service and/or send us a remittance advice as described above for EFT payments.
The fees set for cost recovery of accreditation services represent the best calculation of the total cost to complete the assessment and decision including a proportion of indirect costs to the Commission.
Fees for commencing and recommencing services
The application fee of $1,140 is the same for all commencing and recommencing services, regardless of the number of places.
Fees for accredited or previously accredited services (excluding recommencing services)
Applicable fee
$6,032 - Number of places = 1 - 9
$11,891 - Number of places = 10 - 80
$17,124 - Number of places = 81 - 160
$22,410 - Number of places = 161 +
Services with less than 25 places receive a 50% reduction on their fees.
Services classified as receiving a viability supplement for greater than 50% of the last 12 months at the time of notification that their next application for re-accreditation is due receive a 50% reduction on the above fees.
Services that are both less than 25 places and receiving a viability supplement for greater than 50% of the last 12 months at the time of notification that their next application for re-accreditation is due pays no fees.
Every month the Department of Health provides the Commission with a list of services that have received the viability supplement for greater than 50% of the last 12 months. If your service is on the list prior to the email notification that your next application for re-accreditation is due, our email will advise that discounted fees will apply.
Please refer to the table below for application fees with discounts applied.
|
Number of allocated places at the service |
Application fee
|
Application fee for services receiving the viability supplement for 50% of the last 12 months |
|---|---|---|
|
1 - 9 |
$3,016.00 |
*$0.00 |
|
10 - 24 |
$5,945.00 |
*$0.00 |
|
25 - 80 |
$11,891.00 |
$5,945.00 |
|
81 - 160 |
$17,124.00 |
$8,562.00 |
|
161 + |
$22,410.00 |
$11,205.00 |
*No fee is payable as the service has both less than 25 places and has received the viability supplement for greater than 50% of the last 12 months at the time of notification that their next application for re-accreditation is due.
For information on accreditation processes, see our Accreditation of commencing services and Re-accreditation of residential services pages.
Cost Recovery Implementation Statement
A Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for 2019-20 is being developed by the Commission. a CRIS outlines cost recovery arrangements for approved providers of residential services. It describes the arrangements by which approved providers of residential services will pay fees and charges for the full cost of accreditation of those services.
- 2019-20 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (coming soon)
- Refer to our Cost Recovery for Accreditation page for more information