Consultation Paper 1 submissions
Set out below is a selection of the submissions that were received from organisations and individuals addressing key questions raised in Consultation Paper 1.
The Royal Commission has received a number of submissions on redesign of the aged care system, following a request for submissions made by the Commissioners in Consultation Paper 1. Some information has been redacted by the Royal Commission.
These submissions are published without any adoption or endorsement by the Royal Commission and without any comment by the Royal Commission on the material contained in them.
The Royal Commission reserves the right not to publish certain submissions or to redact information within a submission. This includes circumstances where the information is not relevant to the issues in question, where matters are subject to a non-publication order or where there are privacy concerns about the information included.
| Date | Submitted by | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Access Care Network Australia (ACNA) | AWF.660.00093.0001 | |
| Adelaide Hills Council | AWF.660.00016.0001 | |
| Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA) | AWF.660.00170.0001 | |
| Aged Care Assessment Service Victoria | AWF.660.00119.0001 | |
| Aged Care Crisis Inc | AWF.660.00070.0001 | |
| Aged Care Industry Association | AWF.660.00101.0001 | |
| Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council | AWF.660.00116.0001 | |
| Aged Care Sector Committee Diversity Sub Group | AWF.660.00153.0001 | |
| Aged Care Workforce Industry Council | AWF.660.00072.0001 | |
| Alle, Dr Megan | AWF.660.00022 | |
| Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) | AWF.660.00081.0001 | |
| Alwyndor Aged Care | AWF.660.00075.0001 | |
| Amana Living | AWF.660.00159.0001 | |
| Anglicare Australia | AWF.660.00145.0001 | |
| Anonymous | AWF.660.00130.0001 | |
| APM Assessment Services | AWF.660.00122.0001 | |
| Arnott, Barry | AWF.660.00029.0001 | |
| Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine | AWF.660.00123.0001 | |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | AWF.660.00050.0001 | |
| Australian Community Transport Association | AWF.660.00080.0001 | |
| Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00090.0001 | |
| Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00090.0002 | |
| Australian Dental Association | AWF.660.00141 | |
| Australian Dental Association NSW (ADA NSW) (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00021.0001 | |
| Australian Dental Association NSW (ADA NSW) et al (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00021.0002 | |
| Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong | AWF.660.00183.0001 | |
| Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association | AWF.660.00018.0001 | |
| Australian Healthy Ageing Organisation | AWF.660.00067.0001 | |
| Australian Lawyers Alliance | AWF.660.00064.0001 | |
| Australian Multicultural Community Services | AWF.660.00097.0001 | |
| Australian Music Therapy Association | AWF.660.00087.0001 | |
| Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation | AWF.660.00041.0001 | |
| Australian Pain Society (APS) | AWF.660.00052.0001 | |
| Australian Physiotherapy Association | AWF.660.00039.0001 | |
| Australian War Widows NSW Ltd | AWF.660.00036.0001 | |
| Ayliffe, James (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00007.0001 | |
| Ayliffe, James (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00007.0002 | |
| Baptist Care Australia (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00077.0002 | |
| Baptist Care Australia (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00077.0001 | |
| Barber, Hugh | AWF.660.00054.0001 | |
| Berry, Maria (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00128 | |
| Berry, Maria (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00128.0001 | |
| Bolton Clarke | AWF.660.00068.0001 | |
| Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd | AWF.660.00151.0001 | |
| Byrne, Clare | AWF.660.00058.0001 | |
| Campbelltown City Council | AWF.660.00111.0002 | |
| Candour Care | AWF.660.00165.0001 | |
| Care Connect | AWF.660.00012.0001 | |
| Carers Australia | AWF.660.00042.0001 | |
| Carers NSW | AWF.660.00104.0001 | |
| Caroline Counselling for Change | AWF.660.00031.0001 | |
| Catalyst Health REIT | AWF.660.00037.0001 | |
| Catholic Health Australia | AWF.660.00040.0001 | |
| Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network | AWF.660.00135.0002 | |
| Checked in Care | AWF.660.00024.0002 | |
| Cheng, Maria | AWF.660.00096.0001 | |
| City of Boroondara | AWF.660.00127.0001 | |
| City of Holdfast Bay | AWF.660.00161.0001 | |
| City of Marion | AWF.660.00120.0001 | |
| City of Playford | AWF.660.00015.0001 | |
| City of Port Phillip Older Persons' Consultative Committee | AWF.660.00011.0001 | |
| City of Whittlesea | AWF.660.00065.0001 | |
| Clark, Jane | AWF.660.00168 | |
| Cleared Life Vetting Agency | AWF.660.00002 | |
| Cohen, Josh C & Kearns, Mary | AWF.660.00019.0001 | |
| Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA) | AWF.660.00109.0001 | |
| Commonwealth of Australia | AWF.660.00167.0002 | |
| Community Transport Organisation Inc | AWF.660.00125.0001 | |
| Community Transport Services Tasmania Inc (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00079.0002 | |
| Community Transport Services Tasmania Inc (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00079.0001 | |
| Community Vision | AWF.660.00056.0003 | |
| Consumer Policy Research Centre (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00084.0002 | |
| Consumer Policy Research Centre (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00084.0001 | |
| Cooper, Merran | AWF.660.00009 | |
| Cooper-Stanbury, Mark | AWF.660.00088.0001 | |
| Corcoran, Jan | AWF.660.00001 | |
| COTA Australia | AWF.660.00131.0001 | |
| Cross, Craig | AWF.660.00148.0001 | |
| Cullen, Clinical Associate John; and Naganathan, Professor Vasi | AWF.660.00149.0001 | |
| Darebin City Council | AWF.660.00099.0001 | |
| Darwin Community Legal Service | AWF.660.00047.0003 | |
| DCM Media | AWF.660.00074.0001 | |
| Dementia Australia | AWF.660.00162.0001 | |
| Dieticians Association of Australia | AWF.660.00023.0001 | |
| Eacham Community Help Organisation Inc; Ravenshoe Community Centre Inc | AWF.660.00057.0001 | |
| ECHO Community Services | AWF.660.00164.0001 | |
| Emprevo | AWF.660.00137.0001 | |
| Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria | AWF.660.00071.0001 | |
| Evergreen Life Care | AWF.660.00157.0001 | |
| EveryAGE Counts | AWF.660.00171.0001 | |
| Exercise & Sports Science Australia | AWF.660.00154.0001 | |
| Family Based Care Tasmania | AWF.660.00025.0001 | |
| Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia | AWF.660.00155.0001 | |
| Five Good Friends | AWF.660.00140.0001 | |
| Flinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences | AWF.660.00152.0001 | |
| Fortis Consulting | AWF.660.00166.0001 | |
| Fraser, Julie | AWF.660.00144.0001 | |
| Frese, Sandra; Jarick, Jeannette; Lambert, Owen; Jain, Dr Shikha; & Usher, Lisa | AWF.660.00085.0001 | |
| Fronditha Care | AWF.660.00006.0001 | |
| Godden, Elaine & Butterworth, Shirley | AWF.660.00013.0001 | |
| Gross McAdam, Dr Julie | AWF.660.00020.0001 | |
| Hall, Genevene | AWF.660.00053.0001 | |
| Hall, Wendy | AWF.660.00118.0001 | |
| HammondCare | AWF.660.00055.0001 | |
| Henderson, Jennifer | AWF.660.00124 | |
| Home Instead Senior Care | AWF.660.00033.0002 | |
| Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc | AWF.660.00106.0001 | |
| Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network | AWF.660.00044.0002 | |
| Hunter Primary Care | AWF.660.00044.0001 | |
| Hutchinson, Dr Matthew | AWF.660.00083.0001 | |
| Inner Sydney Voice | AWF.660.00048.0001 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (1 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0001 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (2 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0002 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (3 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0003 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (4 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0004 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (5 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0005 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (6 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0006 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (7 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0007 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (8 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0008 | |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd AWF.660.00076 (9 of 9) | AWF.660.00076.0009 | |
| Koumoukelis, Athanasios | AWF.660.00133.0001 | |
| Kruger, Dr Wendi | AWF.660.00142.0001 | |
| Kurri Kurri Community Services | AWF.660.00113.0001 | |
| Lane, Kendall | AWF.660.00091.0001 | |
| Laver, Assoc Prof Kate; Wesson, Dr Jacqueline; O'Connor, Dr Clare; & Clemson, Professor Lindy | AWF.660.00026.0001 | |
| Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) | AWF.660.00174.0001 | |
| Lifeview | AWF.660.00061.0001 | |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00010.0002 | |
| Local Government Association of South Australia (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00010.0001 | |
| Macular Disease Foundation Australia | AWF.660.00172.0001 | |
| Meals on Wheels Australia | AWF.660.00126.0001 | |
| Meaningful Ageing Australia | AWF.660.00105.0001 | |
| Micare Ltd | AWF.660.00086.0001 | |
| Mission Australia | AWF.660.00169.0001 | |
| Monash Health Community | AWF.660.00094.0001 | |
| Multicultural Aged Care Inc. | AWF.660.00156.0001 | |
| Municipal Association of Victoria (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00098.0001 | |
| Municipal Association of Victoria (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00098.0002 | |
| MVA Bennett | AWF.660.00028 | |
| National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACHHO) | AWF.660.00185.0001 | |
| National LGBTI Health Alliance | AWF.660.00114.0001 | |
| National Seniors Australia | AWF.660.00030.0001 | |
| Northern Metropolitan Region Local Government Authorities Victoria (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00078.0001 | |
| Northern Metropolitan Region Local Government Authorities Victoria (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00078.0002 | |
| Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission | AWF.660.00046.0001 | |
| Northern Territory Office of the Public Guardian | AWF.660.00035.0001 | |
| NSW Dementia Delirium CNC Network | AWF.660.00143.0001 | |
| Nurk, Tiffany | AWF.660.00008.0001 | |
| Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) | AWF.660.00108.0001 | |
| Older Women's Network NSW | AWF.660.00139.0001 | |
| Onkaparinga City Council | AWF.660.00082.0001 | |
| Palliative Care Australia | AWF.660.00073.0001 | |
| Pharmaceutical Society of Australia | AWF.660.00034.0001 | |
| Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00032.0001 | |
| Pingelly Somerset Alliance Inc (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00032.0002 | |
| PRONIA | AWF.660.00136.0001 | |
| Queensland Health AWF.660.00134 (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00134.0001 | |
| Queensland Health AWF.660.00134 (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00134.0002 | |
| Rees AM, Glenn | AWF.660.00043.0001 | |
| Regis Healthcare | AWF.660.00115.0001 | |
| Research Analytics and People & Culture Solutions | AWF.660.00049.0001 | |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners | AWF.660.00027.0001 | |
| Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution (RFBI) | AWF.660.00112.0001 | |
| Rungie, Dr Mike | AWF.660.00060.0001 | |
| Rutherford, Duncan | AWF.660.00045.0001 | |
| Sanchez, Carmen | AWF.660.00110.0001 | |
| Silver Chain Group | AWF.660.00095.0001 | |
| Smith, Anne | AWF.660.00014.0001 | |
| South Australian Community Transport Association | AWF.660.00017.0001 | |
| Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & Vic) Inc | AWF.660.00138.0001 | |
| Spectrum | AWF.660.00150.0001 | |
| Speech Pathology Australia | AWF.660.00089.0001 | |
| Sturmberg, Associate Professor Joachim | AWF.660.00092.0001 | |
| Sydney North Health Network | AWF.660.00102.0001 | |
| Tasmanian Council of Social Service Inc | AWF.660.00062.0003 | |
| The Men's Shed of WA | AWF.660.00176.0001 | |
| The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia | AWF.660.00175.0001 | |
| The University of Newcastle (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00063.0001 | |
| The University of Newcastle (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00129.0001 | |
| TransitCare | AWF.660.00038.0002 | |
| Uniting NSW.ACT | AWF.660.00117.0001 | |
| UnitingCare Australia AWF.660.00147 (1 of 2) | AWF.660.00147.0001 | |
| UnitingCare Australia AWF.660.00147 (2 of 2) | AWF.660.00147.0002 | |
| Vision Australia | AWF.660.00103.0001 | |
| Walther, Norbert | AWF.660.00163.0001 | |
| WardMM (Ward Medication Management) | AWF.660.00069.0001 | |
| Wildman, Paul | AWF.660.00004.0001 | |
| Willans Floyd, Dr Louise | AWF.660.00003.0001 | |
| Wintringham | AWF.660.00066.0001 | |
| Woodhouse, Ken | AWF.660.00100 | |
| Wounds Australia | AWF.660.00160.0001 | |
| Wyndham City Council | AWF.660.00051.0001 |