Is the answer the same for every industry?

No. For 34 of the 35 industries Rules Mate maps, the answer is no. Aged care providers is one of 1 industries with a different answer.

Do aged care providers need to comply with restrictive practices rules + behaviour support plans?

A computed answer from the Rules Mate applicability engine, with the exact condition, the outcome for every structure and size, and the primary source.

Short answer: Only if

Only if you operate residential aged care. Being in this industry makes the obligation worth checking (Aged care provider), but the trigger is a fact the industry alone does not settle.

The obligation in brief

Comply with restrictive practices rules + behaviour support plans. Quality of Care Principles 2014 + Aged Care Act 2024 govern use of restrictive practices (physical, chemical, mechanical, environmental, seclusion). Use must be a last resort, subject to authorisation, behaviour support plan, informed consent + minimum-time documented review.

Trigger: Considering or using a restrictive practice on a consumer.

Why aged care providers get a different answer

Rules Mate runs its applicability engine across 9 business structures and 6 size bands for each of the 35 industries it maps. For 34 of those industries the answer for "Comply with restrictive practices rules + behaviour support plans" is no. Aged care providers is one of the 1 where the answer is different: only if.

The deciding fact for aged care providers: Aged care provider; applies only if you operate residential aged care.

About the industry: Residential and home-care providers under the new Aged Care Act 2024 (in force 1 November 2025).

Compare a professional services (general) business with 6–19 employees structured as a Pty Ltd company: the obligation does not apply (Requires a trigger outside this questionnaire).

Answer by business structure and size

Each cell is the engine's outcome for a business in aged care providers with that structure and size, assuming it sells to consumers and small businesses and holds customer contact details. "Check" means the obligation turns on a fact the industry does not settle.

"Comply with restrictive practices rules + behaviour support plans": outcome for aged care providers by structure and size
Structure	No employees	1–5 employees	6–19 employees	20–99 employees	100–499 employees	500+ employees
Sole trader	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Partnership	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Trust	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Pty Ltd company	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Public company	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Not-for-profit (unregistered)	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Registered charity	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Super fund	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check
Foreign company	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check	Check

What the obligation requires

When due: Continuous; behaviour support plans reviewed minimum 12-monthly.
Evidence to keep: Authorisation, BSP, informed consent records, regular review records, complaints log.
Maximum penalty: Civil penalties; sanctions; ACQSC banning orders
Regulator: ACQSC
Jurisdiction: Commonwealth (national)

Other obligations where aged care providers differ from the norm

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Questions

Do aged care providers need to comply with restrictive practices rules + behaviour support plans?: Only if you operate residential aged care. Being in this industry makes the obligation worth checking (Aged care provider), but the trigger is a fact the industry alone does not settle.
Is the answer the same for every industry?: No. For 34 of the 35 industries Rules Mate maps, the answer is no. Aged care providers is one of 1 industries with a different answer.

Sources

Computed by the Rules Mate applicability engine from the published obligation corpus; facts last checked 3 October 2026. Rules Mate is not a law firm and this is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your position with the regulator source or a qualified adviser before acting.