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Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established on 8 October 2018. The Commission released its interim report on 31 October 2019 and the final report on 1 March 2021

Final Report

Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO presented the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) on 26 February 2021. It was tabled on 1 March 2021.

A summary of the final report

List of recommendations

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Aged Care and COVID-19: a special report

The Aged Care Royal Commissioners, the Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO, released a special report on the impact of COVID-19 on aged care on Thursday, 1 October 2020. 

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Interim report

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released the interim report on Thursday, 31 October 2019. 

View/download the reports by clicking the link below:

Media Release

About the Interim Report [PDF 53KB]

Foreword [PDF 76KB]

Volume 1 [PDF 3.4MB]

Volume 2 [PDF 2.2MB]

Volume 3 [PDF 1.2MB]