Bill
Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-06-28. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-05-27
- second reading — 2021-05-27
- second reading — 2021-06-21
- second reading — 2021-06-21
- third reading — 2021-06-21
- introduced — 2021-06-23
- second reading — 2021-06-23
- second reading — 2021-06-24
- second reading — 2021-06-24
- third reading — 2021-06-24
- passed — 2021-06-24
- royal assent — 2021-06-28
Divisions
- The majority voted in favour of a motion to *disagree* with an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debate/?id=2021-06-21.129.8) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be [read a second time](https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/)*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the amendment failed. It was introduced by Cooper MP [Ged Kearney](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cooper/ged_kearney) (Labor). ### Amendment text > *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:* > > *(1) notes the:* > >> *(a) systemic, ongoing failures in Australia's aged care system as evidenced by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, including, but not limited to, the use of restrictive practices and restraints in aged care;* >> >> *(b) inadequacy of the Government's response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, including delayed and diminished legislative action on key issues and recommendations; and* >> >> *(c) Government's failures in protecting aged care residents and workers due to their poor management of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential aged care; and* > > *(2) calls on the Government to explain, as a matter of urgency, their plan to fully vaccinate aged care residents and workers."* — 2021-06-21, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 76, noes 62
- Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Vaccinate aged care workers — 2021-06-24, Senate: affirmative, ayes 28, noes 27
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-05-27.
This bill makes urgent changes to aged care laws in response to a royal commission and a review of restraint rules.
It defines restrictive practices in line with disability sector rules, and gives the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner more powers to act against providers who breach those rules.
The bill also allows the department secretary to review how home care is delivered and managed, and begins the first stage of reforms from the royal commission's final report.
- Strengthens protections against the unregulated use of restrictive practices in aged care.
- Expands the commissioner's ability to respond to breaches of provider responsibilities on restrictive practices.
- Allows the secretary to conduct assurance reviews of home care arrangements.
Approved providers of aged care, care recipients, and home care providers and users.
Sources
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