Practice guidelines

This Practice Guideline relates to the conduct of public hearings of the Royal Commission conducted virtually in part or in full.

Individuals who have been invited or required to give evidence at a public hearing are invited to make an application for leave to appear and must use this application form.

This Practice Guideline relates to the conduct of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.  It sets out general guidance about the procedures the Royal Commission will follow.

This Practice Guideline sets out the way in which the Royal Commission will receive and consider a claim of legal professional privilege.

Individuals who have been invited or required to give evidence at a public hearing are invited to make an application for leave to appear. Any application for leave to appear will be determined in accordance with Practice Guideline 3 and must be made using the Royal Commission’s application form.

This Practice Guideline concerns the procedure of the Royal Commission regarding non-publication of direct contact information for individuals such as aged care workers and information about aged care recipients in documents tendered at a public hearing before the Royal Commission.

This Practice Guideline provides detailed guidance about the production of certain documents to the Royal Commission, such as providing expert reports, witness statements and post-hearing submissions.

This Protocol sets out the means and format in which electronic documents are to be produced to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. This Protocol should be read in conjunction with Practice Guideline 1.