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Mandy answers from the Acts below and the rules, standards and price guides made under them. Each page explains what the law covers, who it applies to and the questions people ask about it.
Acts
Aged Care Act 2024
The Aged Care Act 2024 commenced 1 November 2025. What the Act, the Aged Care Rules 2025 and the Statement of Rights require of registered providers.
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
The NDIS Act 2013 explained: access, plans, NDIS supports, provider rules and price limits, with the 2024 and 2026 amendments and when they start.
Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld)
Queensland's Mental Health Act 2016 in plain English: treatment criteria, treatment authorities, patient rights and Mental Health Review Tribunal reviews.
Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld)
Queensland's Child Protection Act 1999 in plain English: when a child needs protection, who must report harm, and how Child Safety and the courts respond.
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld)
Queensland's Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 explained: protection orders, police directions, coercive control and information sharing.
Education and Care Services Act 2013 (Qld)
Which Queensland childcare services sit under the Education and Care Services Act 2013, not the National Law, and what the 2026 Regulation changed.
Rules, standards and awards
NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27
The NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026-27 replaced the Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. What it covers, why it is now law and where claiming rules sit.
NDIS Practice Standards and NDIS Code of Conduct
What the NDIS Practice Standards and Code of Conduct require, who they apply to, the SIL module from 1 July 2026 and how the NDIS Commission enforces them.
Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and SIRS
The 7 strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and the Serious Incident Response Scheme as they apply under the Aged Care Act 2024 from 1 November 2025.
Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010
The SCHADS Award sets minimum pay and conditions for disability, home care and community workers. Coverage, broken shifts, sleepovers and 2026 changes.
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