An exposure draft of the Quality of Care Amendment (Restrictive Practices) Principles 2022 is now available for review.

The draft legislative instrument proposes changes to the Quality of Care Principles 2014 to set out a hierarchy of persons or bodies authorised to give informed consent for older Australians in residential aged care. This only applies if the resident cannot give informed consent themselves.

As part of the changes included under the recently passed Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Act 2022, this draft instrument seeks to provide greater certainty in states and territories where laws do not allow another person or body to give informed consent to the use of restrictive practices on the behalf of a resident.

Read more:

Informed consent on the use of restrictive practices

Restrictive practices in aged care – a last resort

Exposure Draft Quality of Care Amendment (Restrictive Practices) Principles 2022 (.pdf)

Explanatory Statement – Quality of Care Amendment (Restrictive Practices) Principles 2022 (.pdf)