The federal government's new Age Care Act is currently out for consultation. MND Australia has submitted the following recommendations on how the Act can best address the issues affecting older Australians living with MND:

1. The new Act must clearly state that older people over 65 will receive supports and services comparable to the NDIS under the aged care system and that these supports and services are timely.
2. The new Act needs to give greater clarity to how assessments will be made and that these assessments will specifically take into consideration the changing needs of people with complex conditions such as MND.
3. The Act should state clearly that the uses of all computer-based decisions such as access assessments, including those generated by AI, are monitored and audited, and the findings published publicly in annual reports on the operations of the aged care system.
4. The new Act must articulate clearly how fees and charges will be set and how review of access decisions will be managed.

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