Bill
Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023
passed, as at 2023-08-17. Health and Aged Care portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health and Aged Care
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-03-22
- second reading — 2023-03-22
- second reading — 2023-03-30
- second reading — 2023-03-30
- third reading — 2023-03-30
- introduced — 2023-05-10
- second reading — 2023-05-10
- second reading — 2023-08-07
- second reading — 2023-08-08
- second reading — 2023-08-08
- committee — 2023-08-08
- third reading — 2023-08-08
- other — 2023-08-08
- passed — 2023-08-08
- royal assent — 2023-08-17
Divisions
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2023-03-22.
This bill is part of a package that would create an Inspector-General of Aged Care to independently oversee the aged care system.
The Inspector-General would be a statutory office holder appointed by the Governor-General for up to five years, with powers to compel information and access premises.
The bill would establish secrecy provisions making it an offence to disclose protected information unless for an authorised purpose.
- Establishes the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care as a statutory body.
- Gives the Inspector-General functions to monitor, investigate and report on systemic issues in aged care.
- Provides coercive information-gathering powers, including to compel documents and answers.
- Creates secrecy provisions for protected information.
- Establishes criminal offences and civil penalties for hindering the Inspector-General.
The Inspector-General, Commonwealth entities involved in aged care, and older Australians.
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