Aged Care Act 1997
Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth), User Rights Amendment (Charter of Aged Care Rights) Principles
Advance Care and health directive
Advance Care Directives Act 2013 (SA)
Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 (NT)
Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Quality Indicator Program) Principles 2019
Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA) (Part 9B)
Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 2006 (ACT)
Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (VIC)
Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (QLD) (Chapter 3, Part 3)
Anti-discrimination
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)
Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD)
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (TAS)
Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC)
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)
Food Standards legislation
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth)
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
Food Act 2003 (NSW)
Food Regulation 2015 (NSW)
Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 (QLD)
Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014 (QLD)
Food Act 2006 (QLD)
Food Regulation 2006 (Qld)
Food Act 1984 (VIC)
Food (Competency Standards Body) Regulations 2001 (Vic)
Food (Forms and Registration Details) Regulations 1995 (Vic)
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2005 (Vic)
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2015 (Vic)
Food Act 2001 (ACT)
Food Regulation 2002 (ACT)
Food Act 2004 (NT)
Food Regulations 2015 (NT)
Food Act 2001 (SA)
Food Regulations 2017 (SA)
Food Act 2003 (TAS)
Food Regulations 2012 (TAS)
Food Act 2008 (WA)
Food Regulations 2009 (WA)
Guardianship and administration
Power of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT)
Powers of Attorney Act 2003 (NSW)
Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (VIC)
Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (QLD)
Powers of Attorney Act 2000 (TAS)
Power of Attorney Act (NT)
Powers of Attorney and Agency Act 1984 (SA)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA)
Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 (VIC)
Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (QLD)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 (SA)
Public Trustee and Guardian Act 1985 (ACT)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (TAS)
Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 (NT)
Mental health including use of restraints and restrictive processes
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW)
Mental Health Act 2016 (QLD)
Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT)
Mental Health and Related Services Act (NT)
Mental Health Act 2009 (SA)
Mental Health Act 2014 (VIC)
Mental Health Act 2014 (WA)
Mental Health Act 2013 (TAS)
National Framework for Reducing and Eliminating the Use of Restrictive Practices in the Disability Service Sector (2014)
Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019
Privacy
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
Australian Privacy Principles
State and territory privacy legislation (applies to government agencies, will apply to any state and territory government operated organisations to the extent that they are accredited under the ACQS) such as:
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)
Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW)
Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic)
Health Records Act 2001 (Vic)
State Records Act 2000 (WA)
Personal Information Protection Act 2004 (Tas)
Information Privacy Act 2014 (ACT)
Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 (ACT)
Information Act 2002 (NT)
Information Privacy Act 2009 (QLD)
Work Health and Safety
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Cth)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW)
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations (NT)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (QLD)
Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2012 (SA)
Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (TAS)
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2012 (TAS)
Work Health and Safety Act 2004 (VIC)
Work Health and Safety Regulation (VIC)
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA)
Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 (WA)
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