Bill
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-12-10. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-09-12
- second reading — 2018-09-12
- second reading — 2018-09-19
- second reading — 2018-10-15
- second reading — 2018-10-17
- second reading — 2018-10-17
- third reading — 2018-10-17
- introduced — 2018-10-17
- second reading — 2018-10-17
- second reading — 2018-11-26
- second reading — 2018-11-26
- committee — 2018-11-26
- third reading — 2018-11-26
- other — 2018-11-27
- passed — 2018-11-27
- royal assent — 2018-12-10
Divisions
- The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2018-10-17.111.2) to amend the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html), which is a motion on whether to agree with the main idea of the bill. The usual wording is: "*That this bill be now read a second time.*" ### Amendment wording > *That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > *"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes the Government's mismanagement of aged care reform".* — 2018-10-17, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 68, noes 74
- The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2018-11-26.27.1) to government amendment (8), which means it failed. ### Amendment text > *(1) Amendment (8), after paragraph 59A(1) (d), insert:* > >> *(da) the number of staff, and the skill mix of staff, providing direct care to persons who are recipients of the service;* ### Original government amendment (8) > *(8) Page 36 (after line 26) , at the end of Division 3 , add:* > >> *59A Information about Commonwealth-funded aged care service may be made publicly available* >> >> *(1) The Commissioner may make publicly available the following information about a Commonwealth-funded aged care service:* >> >>> *(a) the name and address of the service;* >>> >>> *(b) the number of persons who are recipients of the service;* >>> >>> *(c) the services provided by the service;* >>> >>> *(d) the facilities and activities available to persons who are recipients of the service;* >>> >>> *(e) the name of the service provider of the service;* >>> >>> *(f) information about the variety and type of service provided by the service provider;* >>> >>> *(g) information about the service provider’s performance in relation to the provider’s responsibilities under the funding agreement that relates to the service;* >>> >>> *(h) any action taken, or intended to be taken, under this Act or the rules to protect the welfare of persons who are recipients of the service, and the reasons for that action;* >>> >>> *(i) any other information of a kind specified in the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.* >> >> *(2) Information disclosed under subsection (1) must not include personal information.* — 2018-11-26, Senate: negative, ayes 13, noes 36
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-09-12.
The bill would create a new national regulator for aged care services.
The regulator would combine existing agencies and take over accreditation, monitoring, complaints, and from 1 January 2020, provider approval and compliance.
The regulator would be led by a statutory commissioner who could get clinical advice from a panel of experts.
- Establishes a single regulator for aged care quality and safety.
- Transfers functions from the existing Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and another body to the new commission.
- Gives the commission responsibility for accreditation, assessment, monitoring and complaints handling.
- From 1 January 2020, the commission would also approve providers, enforce compliance and handle mandatory assault reporting.
- Creates a statutory commissioner and an advisory council to support the regulator.
- Allows the commissioner to seek clinical advice and engage a clinical advisor supported by an expert panel.
Aged care consumers, providers of residential, home, flexible and Commonwealth-funded aged care services, and the existing Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and another body.
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