FOI 26-2539 – OPAN meeting with Minister Rae

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This FOI release is a June 2025 meeting brief to Minister Rae ahead of a 13 June Teams meeting with the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), represented by CEO Craig Gear and Strategic Engagement Manager Diana Vizard. The brief covers OPAN's reluctant support for the four-month deferral of the Aged Care Act 2024 commencement from 1 July to 1 November 2025, announced on 4 June. OPAN's concerns centred on the lack of cost and service information for the new Support at Home program, continuity of care during transition, and home care package waiting times (reportedly 83,000 people waiting up to 11 months). OPAN called for at least 20,000 additional home care packages and removal of co-contributions on personal and respite care. The release also records NACAP funding of $160.17 million (2021-22 to 2024-25) and up to $190.1 million approved for 2025-26 to 2028-29. Attachments include biographies and OPAN's 5 June media statement; several passages are redacted.