Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Staffing levels and a new residential aged care funding model
Published 23 August 2019
In this brief submission, CPSA offers an analysis of the nursing home staffing levels debate within the context of the impending implementation of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) as a replacement for the current Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI). [more]
Submission: CPSA’s Response to the Draft Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019
Published 1 August 2019
Currently around one-third of private dwellings in NSW are rented. In the past, renters were primarily young people who rented for only a short time. However, more people are now renting for longer and families and older people are making up a larger portion of tenants. [more]
Submission: Draft Fair Trading Regulation 2019 – Funeral Information Standard
Published 29 July 2019
The existing NSW Fair Trading Regulation 2012 is due for automatic repeal on 1 September 2019. The Government is proposing to remake the Regulation with some changes. Among other things, the new Regulation will provide information standards relating to funeral service providers. [more]
Response to Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s issues paper on Review of Opal fares from 1 July 2020
Published 14 June 2019
CPSA’s primary concern is the affordability and usefulness of public transport to its constituents: people receiving a pension-type payment
Response to Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s issues paper on Review of interment costs and pricing
Published 7 June 2019
In 2013, which much pomp, the NSW Government established the Cemeteries and Crematoria Authority to deal with the shortage of burial plots in Sydney. The main remedy it offered at the time was renewable-tenure burial plots. These are plots that will accommodate remains for a period of 25 years. [more]
Response to NSW Department of Fair Trading’s consultation paper on Rules of Conduct for Operators of Retirement Villages – Retirement Villages Amendment Regulation 2019
Published 7 June 2019
CPSA’s submission focusses on the impact of the shift from residential aged care services to in-home care services under way in Australia on the operations of retirement villages.
Response to Department of Health’s Proposal for a new residential aged care funding model – consultation paper
Published 31 May 2019
CPSA is concerned that the proposed model, the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC), has been developed on the basis of care practices funded and shaped by the current Aged Care Funding Instrument, which may compromise the effectiveness of AN-ACC. [more]
Response to The Treasury’s Retirement Income Disclosure Consultation Paper
Published 28 March 2019
Building on the release of the Retirement Income Covenant position paper in May 2018, Government is seeking views on the disclosure fact sheet for retirement income products. Its consultation paper proposes a standardised, simplified document that outlines key metrics and features to help consumers compare different retirement income products. [more]
Review of the Social Security Commission Bill 2018
Published 1 March 2019
Submission to the House Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs
Witness Statement to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Published 7 February 2019
On 12 February 2019, CPSA's Policy Manager Paul Versteege gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. A transcript of this evidence is available on the Royal Commission's website. Paul Versteege's evidence was based on a witness statement provided to the Royal Commission. [more]
CPSA’s response – Draft Older Persons Transport and Mobility Plan 2018–2022
Published 24 January 2019
CPSA welcomes the draft plan, noting that it is thorough and attempts to address a range of issues of concern for older people using transport in NSW. However, there are two major areas of concern that CPSA believes were not adequately addressed in the plan. [more]
Pre-Budget Submission 2019
Published 20 January 2019
CPSA welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the 2019 Budget and would like to highlight the following federal budget priorities it has identified in the areas of aged care, social services and health.
Submission to the Financial Services Royal Commission – Interim Report
Published 26 October 2018
CPSA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Financial Services Royal Commission’s Interim Report. In this submission, CPSA will confine itself to commenting on issues related to the provision of financial advice. CPSA’s comments are in response to the questions listed at the end of the financial advice section in the Commissioner’s interim report. [more]
Submission to Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW on the Cemetery and Crematorium Operator Code of Practice
Published 18 October 2018
CPSA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Cemetery and Crematorium Operator Code of Practice. As CPSA’s focus is on consumer rights and protections this brief submission will focus on those clauses in the Code of Practice that deal with the customer-operator interface. [more]
Submission to the NSW Law Reform Commission’s Access to Digital Assets upon Death or Incapacity Consultation Paper
Published 12 October 2018
CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Access to Digital Assets upon Death or Incapacity consultation paper released by the NSW Law Reform Commission.
Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018
Published 27 September 2018
CPSA is concerned that the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission as outlined in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 in response to the Carnell-Patterson Review would commence operations while the Royal Commission into Safety and Quality of Aged Care is being conducted. [more]
Submission to Inquiry into the Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018 Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport
Published 24 September 2018
CPSA supports the quarterly publication of ratios of aged care recipients to staff members for each residential care service as set out in the Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018.
Submission to the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation’s Easy and Transparent Trading Consultation Paper
Published 28 August 2018
CPSA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Easy and Transparent Trading consultation paper released by the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation.
Coping With Bereavement In Older Age
Published 26 June 2018
Coping with bereavement in older age: How bereavement impacts the personal finances, health and social wellbeing of an individual.
Submission to the Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into Financial and Tax Practices of For-Profit Aged Care Providers
Published 7 June 2018
CPSA is pleased to submit the following comments to assist the Standing Committees on Economics inquiry into the Financial and Tax Practices of For-Profit Aged Care Providers. CPSA’s submission will address tax avoidance and minimisation strategies, the associated impacts on the quality of service delivery, value for money for government and the adequacy of accountability and probity mechanisms for the expenditure of taxpayer money. [more]