Adelaide Hearing 3

The future of the aged care workforce

Adelaide Hearing 3 inquired into staffing numbers and mix, terms and conditions of employment, workforce planning and the role of the Commonwealth, education and training of the workforce and registration of personal care workers.

Date: 21 February 2020
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, Riverbank Rooms 2 and 3, Adelaide SA 5000
Time: 9:00am local time

The hearing commenced at 9:00am (ACST) on Friday, 21 February 2020. It can be viewed through the Royal Commission's YouTube channel.

At this public hearing, the Royal Commission continued its inquiry into questions around workforce raised during Melbourne Hearing 3, and the Royal Commission’s call for submissions on the topic of workforce in October 2019.

Read Counsel Assisting's submissions on workforce

Further information

  • The Adelaide Hearing 3 closed on Friday 21 February 2020.
  • Copies of exhibit documents, transcript and witness lists relating to this hearing are available below.
  • A webcast of the hearing is available as well as an audio version.

Content Warning: Please be aware that images and descriptions contained within exhibits tendered at hearings of the Royal Commission and public submissions published on this website could be confronting to some.

Documents

Post-hearing submission of Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00098.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00114.0002 0001
Post-hearing submission of Queensland Health: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00113.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Pharmaceutical Society of Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00111.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Dementia Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.600.01628.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Leading Age Services Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00112.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Aged Care Workforce Industry Council: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00100.0001
Post-hearing submission of Allied Health Professions Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00103.0001
Post-hearing submission of Australian Physiotherapy Association: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00102.0001 0001
Post-hearing submission of Carers NSW: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00101.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Leading Age Services Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00107.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Palliative Care Australia: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00106.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of South West TAFE: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00105.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of the Australian Government: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00110.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00108.0001.pdf
Post-hearing submission of Victorian Healthcare Association: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00104.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Anglicare Australia Network: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00099.0001_0001
Post-hearing submission of Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd: Adelaide Hearing 3 AWF.650.00097.0001_0001
21 February 2020 – Transcript [DOCX]
21 February 2020 – Transcript [PDF]
Witness list for Adelaide Hearing 3 – Friday 21 February 2020

Exhibits

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Publications

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