NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission providing feedback on the Draft Fee Waiver Application Form for aged care registration. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for the fee waiver process to embed cultural safety, self-determination, and community-led governance while reducing unnecessary … Read More

NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in response to its consultation on the safety and regulatory oversight of unapproved medicinal cannabis products. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for culturally safe, Elder and Older Person-informed governance and trauma-aware, healing-informed approaches to be embedded … Read More

NATSIAACC is proud to release our 2024–2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of strengthening cultural authority, national advocacy and sector leadership to improve Ageing and Aged Care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People. This year’s report reflects our continued commitment to ensuring Elders and Older People remain at the centre of Aged Care reform,  amplifying … Read More

NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for the third edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for cultural safety, Elder and Older Person-led governance, and trauma-aware, healing-informed approaches … Read More

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC) has made a formal submission to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Draft Regulatory Strategy 2025–2026. Our submission calls for cultural safety to be embedded as a core regulatory principle, alongside rights and risk, and for Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to be recognised as formal regulatory … Read More

NATSIAACC is calling for urgent amendments to the Aged Care Act 2024 to ensure it delivers justice, equity and culturally safe aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People. The current Act fails to fully reflect the lived realities, cultural identities and historical disadvantage experienced by our communities. Our Position Statement outlines three legislative pathways for … Read More

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC) is calling on the Australian Government to immediately halt the transition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People to the new Aged Care Act, due to commence on 1 November 2025. NATSIAACC has serious concerns that the proposed reforms are not culturally safe or … Read More

NATSIAACC has provided a submission to the Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care on the development of an Allied Health Needs Assessment Tool for Aged Care. Our submission calls for a culturally safe, trauma-aware, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led approach that recognises the holistic health and wellbeing needs of our Elders and Older People. We recommend embedding Aboriginal-specific … Read More

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC) provided a detailed submission on the Aged Care Rules – Release 4b, calling for stronger recognition of cultural safety, self-determination, and Aboriginal-led service delivery in the aged care system. Our submission identifies critical gaps in the proposed rules, particularly around culturally unsafe assessment tools, administrative burdens on … Read More

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC) has been given the opportunity to provide a powerful submission to the Independent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-Led Review of the Closing the Gap Agreement. NATSIAACC highlights a critical oversight in the current framework—the complete absence of a dedicated target focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … Read More