============================================================ TITLE: Aged Care Act 2024: Cybersecurity & Chapter 7 | Insicon Cyber TYPE: article VERSION: 1 VERSION_ID: cfa8c51e-438a-4da4-844e-3e9f5076fe6e GENERATED_AT: 2026-05-29T05:54:31.248Z SUMMARY: Join our free webinar to understand the new Aged Care Act 2024, focusing on cybersecurity obligations and board responsibilities for aged care leaders. Reserve your spot now. AUTHOR: Greg Bunt READING TIME: 7 min WORD COUNT: 1248 KEYWORDS: Aged Care Act 2024, Cybersecurity & Chapter 7, Insicon Cyber, Who Should Attend SOURCE URL: https://insiconcyber.com/webinar/aged-care-act ============================================================ KEY TAKEAWAYS: * The Aged Care Act 2024 Has Changed Everything for Boards * What You Will Learn in 60 Minutes * Who Should Attend * Your Host * Not Sure Where You Stand? Free Webinar | Post-Leaders Summit Education Series Aged Care Act 2024: Cybersecurity and Chapter 7What Boards Need to Know Criminal penalties. Director liability. Information management obligations. The rules have changed. This webinar gives aged care boards and executives the clarity they need to act. Hosted by Greg Bunt, Co-founder and Fractional CISO, Insicon Cyber Tuesday 9 June 2026 | 10:30am to 11:30am AEDT | Online via Microsoft Teams Reserve Your Place The Leaders Summit brought the sector together. This webinar goes deeper. If you left with questions about your legal obligations under the new Aged Care Act, your board's accountability for cyber risk, or where to start, this session is designed to answer them. The Aged Care Act 2024 Has Changed Everything for Boards Since 1 November 2025, Australian aged care providers have been operating under a fundamentally different legal framework. The new Aged Care Act replaces the 1997 Act and introduces strengthened Quality Standards, a statutory duty on responsible persons, and cybersecurity obligations embedded directly in compliance requirements. Chapter 7 of the Act governs how information is collected, used, disclosed, and protected across the aged care system. It is not an IT concern. It is a board-level legal obligation. 2 years Maximum imprisonment for cybersecurity failures under the Act $165,000 Maximum fines for conduct causing death or serious injury 10x More cyber attacks on aged care than hospitals in Australia What You Will Learn in 60 Minutes 01 The New Regulatory Landscape From Royal Commission to enforcement reality. What the Act replaced, what changed, and where penalties are being applied. 02 Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Board Issue ACQSC expectations, personal director liability, D&O insurance implications, and what active governance oversight actually looks like. 03 Chapter 7: Information Management Deep Dive Protected information, record-keeping obligations, information sharing duties, and whistleblower protections unpacked for boards. 04 Penalties and Personal Liability Criminal sanctions, civil penalty proceedings, banning orders, and how the statutory duty on responsible persons applies to directors and executives. 05 The Broader Compliance Ecosystem How the Aged Care Act intersects with the Privacy Act, SOCI Act, My Health Records Act, and Notifiable Data Breaches obligations. 06 What Boards Must Do Now A practical six-step framework: cyber governance, Essential Eight gap analysis, vendor risk, incident response, workforce training, and whistleblower systems. Who Should Attend This session is designed for aged care leaders carrying governance responsibility. It is not a technical briefing. It is a board-level briefing on legal obligations, risk exposure, and practical action. Board Directors and Chairs Chief Executive Officers Chief Operating Officers General Counsel and Company Secretaries Risk and Compliance Managers Technology and Digital Leaders Your Host Greg Bunt Co-founder, Director and Fractional CISO, Insicon Cyber Greg Bunt has spent more than 25 years in cybersecurity, with 16 years at Director and C-level. As co-founder of Insicon Cyber, he works directly with Australian aged care boards and executives on cyber governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks aligned to the new regulatory environment. A PECB ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Implementer with direct experience advising aged care governing bodies, Greg brings the kind of practical, regulatory-aware perspective that boards need right now. Not theory. Not vendor pitch. Straight talk about obligations and action. Not Sure Where You Stand? After the webinar, attendees are invited to book a Cyber Gap Analysis with the Insicon Cyber team. We will assess your posture against the Aged Care Act 2024 and Essential Eight framework and give you a clear picture of where you stand and what to do next. Learn About Our Cyber Gap Analysis Reserve Your Place Tuesday 9 June 2026 | 10:30am to 11:30am AEDT Free. Online. 60 minutes. Followed by live Q&A with Greg Bunt. Register Now via Microsoft Teams Questions? Contact us at info@insiconcyber.com Free Webinar | Post-Leaders Summit Education Series # Aged Care Act 2024: Cybersecurity and Chapter 7What Boards Need to Know Criminal penalties. Director liability. Information management obligations. The rules have changed. This webinar gives aged care boards and executives the clarity they need to act. Hosted by Greg Bunt, Co-founder and Fractional CISO, Insicon Cyber Tuesday 9 June 2026 | 10:30am to 11:30am AEDT | Online via Microsoft Teams The Leaders Summit brought the sector together. This webinar goes deeper. If you left with questions about your legal obligations under the new Aged Care Act, your board's accountability for cyber risk, or where to start, this session is designed to answer them. ## The Aged Care Act 2024 Has Changed Everything for Boards Since 1 November 2025, Australian aged care providers have been operating under a fundamentally different legal framework. The new Aged Care Act replaces the 1997 Act and introduces strengthened Quality Standards, a statutory duty on responsible persons, and cybersecurity obligations embedded directly in compliance requirements. Chapter 7 of the Act governs how information is collected, used, disclosed, and protected across the aged care system. It is not an IT concern. It is a board-level legal obligation. Maximum imprisonment for cybersecurity failures under the Act Maximum fines for conduct causing death or serious injury More cyber attacks on aged care than hospitals in Australia ## What You Will Learn in 60 Minutes The New Regulatory Landscape From Royal Commission to enforcement reality. What the Act replaced, what changed, and where penalties are being applied. Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Board Issue ACQSC expectations, personal director liability, D&O insurance implications, and what active governance oversight actually looks like. Chapter 7: Information Management Deep Dive Protected information, record-keeping obligations, information sharing duties, and whistleblower protections unpacked for boards. Penalties and Personal Liability Criminal sanctions, civil penalty proceedings, banning orders, and how the statutory duty on responsible persons applies to directors and executives. The Broader Compliance Ecosystem How the Aged Care Act intersects with the Privacy Act, SOCI Act, My Health Records Act, and Notifiable Data Breaches obligations. What Boards Must Do Now A practical six-step framework: cyber governance, Essential Eight gap analysis, vendor risk, incident response, workforce training, and whistleblower systems. ## Who Should Attend This session is designed for aged care leaders carrying governance responsibility. It is not a technical briefing. It is a board-level briefing on legal obligations, risk exposure, and practical action. Board Directors and Chairs Chief Executive Officers Chief Operating Officers General Counsel and Company Secretaries Risk and Compliance Managers Technology and Digital Leaders Co-founder, Director and Fractional CISO, Insicon Cyber Greg Bunt has spent more than 25 years in cybersecurity, with 16 years at Director and C-level. As co-founder of Insicon Cyber, he works directly with Australian aged care boards and executives on cyber governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks aligned to the new regulatory environment. A PECB ISO/IEC 27001 Senior Lead Implementer with direct experience advising aged care governing bodies, Greg brings the kind of practical, regulatory-aware perspective that boards need right now. Not theory. Not vendor pitch. Straight talk about obligations and action. ## Not Sure Where You Stand? After the webinar, attendees are invited to book a Cyber Gap Analysis with the Insicon Cyber team. We will assess your posture against the Aged Care Act 2024 and Essential Eight framework and give you a clear picture of where you stand and what to do next. ## Reserve Your Place Tuesday 9 June 2026 | 10:30am to 11:30am AEDT Free. Online. 60 minutes. Followed by live Q&A with Greg Bunt. Questions? 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