Aged Care Act 2024
The legislation that reset Aged Care provider obligations, including worker screening, from 1 November 2025.
The Aged Care Act 2024 is the legislation that reset how Aged Care is funded, governed and regulated in Australia. It came into effect on 1 November 2025 and underpins the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and the Code of Conduct for Aged Care.
For providers, the Act is the source of your obligations. It sets out worker screening expectations, registration conditions, and the rights of the people you support. From 1 November 2025, Aged Care worker screening is met by a National Police Check issued under 3 years ago or an NDIS Worker Screening Check. Providers need to hold current evidence for each worker and be ready to show it to the Commission.
For workers, the Act is the reason your employer asks for specific screening before you start and keeps it current while you work. Understanding which check you hold makes it easier to move between roles without redoing work.
Koora checks the screening the Act requires against what each role needs and tracks it as part of a Career Passport. A person reviews the documents once a worker shares their passport or a provider requests access, and the provider keeps the legal duty to comply.
This is general information, not compliance advice. Always confirm requirements with the relevant regulator, and remember that providers keep the legal responsibility to sight credentials and decide who can work.
We work hard to keep everything accurate, and our compliance engine keeps up with the rules as they change. Even so, we might get a detail slightly wrong or miss something. No one's perfect. If you think something here needs updating, email us at resources@koora.care. We would genuinely rather know, because we all do better when we help each other get it right.