- Hon Casey Costello
Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello has today announced Ms Erin James' appointment as Aged Care Commissioner.
The Aged Care Commissioner sits within the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, and advocates for quality health and disability services, and ensures the health system responds to the needs of older people.
"The appointment of Ms James as Aged Care Commissioner comes at a time when we are doing work across the aged care system to improve how care is designed and delivered", Ms Costello says.
"We need a system that provides the right care at the right time and place, that allows for better transitions between types of care, and that is sustainable".
Ms James is currently the Director of Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) team at the Office of the Ombudsman.
She has been appointed for a five-year term, beginning on 7 April 2026.
