Commission overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 2011 |
Jurisdiction | Australian Government |
Headquarters | Sydney[1] |
Employees | 81 (2022)[1] |
Annual budget | A$30.6 million[1] |
Minister responsible | |
Commission executives | |
Parent department | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Key document | |
Website | safetyandquality |
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is the national health care standards agency for all health services, general practices, pathology and medical imaging providers in Australia. The commission is part of the Health and Aged Care portfolio of the federal government, which is accountable to the minister for health, currently Mark Butler.
The commission is jointly funded by the Australian Government, and state and territory governments.