The Quality Standards Resource Centre helps extend understanding of the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, which took effect from 1 November 2025. You can search for resources by using keywords, or filtering by standard, outcome and audience. Before using the Resource Centre, please read the terms of use.
Making sure your workers can work in aged care
You need to have governance systems and processes to make sure your aged care workers can work in aged care.
This fact sheet explains a provider’s responsibilities for:
- screening workers
- preventing breaches to banning orders.
This resource may refer to information that will be updated from 1 November 2025 to align with the new Aged Care Act and Quality Standards.
Making sure your workers can work in aged care (PDF 275.56 KB)
Managing worker risk policy
Our Managing Worker Risk Policy explains our approach in detecting, assessing and responding to risks arising from the actions, inactions and behaviours of workers.
This policy includes information about:
Managing worker risk policy (PDF 386.18 KB)
Quality care advisory body fact sheet
Explains the quality care advisory body obligations, including who must be on the advisory body and what actions, reports and feedback are required.
Quality care advisory body fact sheet (PDF 196.24 KB)
Membership of governing bodies fact sheet
Explains the governing body membership requirements, including what ‘independent non-executive’ and ‘clinical care experience’ mean, and how to apply for a determination if you can’t meet one or both requirements.
Membership of governing bodies fact sheet (PDF 214.43 KB)
Provider governance checklist
Provides a way for you to identify which governance obligations apply to your registration category, and to plan and record the actions and review dates you need to meet them.
Provider governance checklist (PDF 370.5 KB)
