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representatives vote 2011-08-17#5
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The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the House can now consider whether to read the bill for a third time and therefore pass it in the House of Representatives.One member of parliament, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to rebel in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
)''Background to the bill''The bill was introduced to establish the National Health Performance Authority, which the Government first committed to establish at the April 2010 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments Council of Australian Governments] (COAG) meeting.(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4528 here].
) Although there are a number of local, state and national performance monitoring schemes already operating in the health sector, there is little nationally consistent and comparable publicly available information on providers’ performance.(Read more about the background to the bill in the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/640289/upload_binary/640289.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest].
)Establishing this authority was controversial, with supporters saying that it will encourage hospitals to improve and detractors saying that it will add to the administrative burden of the health sector.(Read more about these arguments on ABC's PM [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3260584.htm here]. Read more about the concerns of the states on ABC's AM [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3237301.htm here].)References- The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) This means that the House can now consider whether to read the bill for a third time and therefore pass it in the House of Representatives.
- One member of parliament, Nationals MP [Tony Crook](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives), rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to rebel in our [FAQ Section](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree). )
- _Background to the bill_
- The bill was introduced to establish the National Health Performance Authority, which the Government first committed to establish at the April 2010 [Council of Australian Governments](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments) (COAG) meeting.(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, [here](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4528). ) Although there are a number of local, state and national performance monitoring schemes already operating in the health sector, there is little nationally consistent and comparable publicly available information on providers’ performance.(Read more about the background to the bill in the [bills digest](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/640289/upload_binary/640289.pdf;fileType=application/pdf). )
- Establishing this authority was controversial, with supporters saying that it will encourage hospitals to improve and detractors saying that it will add to the administrative burden of the health sector.(Read more about these arguments on ABC's PM [here](http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3260584.htm). Read more about the concerns of the states on ABC's AM [here](http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3237301.htm).)
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representatives vote 2011-08-17#5
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The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.[1] This means that the House can now consider whether to read the bill for a third time and therefore pass it in the House of Representatives.- The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the House can now consider whether to read the bill for a third time and therefore pass it in the House of Representatives.
One member of parliament, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]- One member of parliament, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.(Read more about what it means to rebel in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
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- ''Background to the bill''
The bill was introduced to establish the National Health Performance Authority, which the Government first committed to establish at the April 2010 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments Council of Australian Governments] (COAG) meeting.[3] Although there are a number of local, state and national performance monitoring schemes already operating in the health sector, there is little nationally consistent and comparable publicly available information on providers’ performance.[4]- The bill was introduced to establish the National Health Performance Authority, which the Government first committed to establish at the April 2010 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments Council of Australian Governments] (COAG) meeting.(Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4528 here].
) Although there are a number of local, state and national performance monitoring schemes already operating in the health sector, there is little nationally consistent and comparable publicly available information on providers’ performance.(Read more about the background to the bill in the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/640289/upload_binary/640289.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest].
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Establishing this authority was controversial, with supporters saying that it will encourage hospitals to improve and detractors saying that it will add to the administrative burden of the health sector.[5]- Establishing this authority was controversial, with supporters saying that it will encourage hospitals to improve and detractors saying that it will add to the administrative burden of the health sector.(Read more about these arguments on ABC's PM [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3260584.htm here]. Read more about the concerns of the states on ABC's AM [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3237301.htm here].)
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* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].* [2] Read more about what it means to rebel in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].* [3] Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4528 here].* [4] Read more about the background to the bill in the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/640289/upload_binary/640289.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest].* [5] Read more about these arguments on ABC's PM [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3260584.htm here]. Read more about the concerns of the states on ABC's AM [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3237301.htm here].
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representatives vote 2011-08-17#5
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Bills — National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail- National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill 2011 - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bill
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<p class="speaker">Robert Oakeshott</p><p>by leave—I move together amendments (1) to (3), as circulated in my name:</p><p class="italic">(1) Schedule 1, item 130, page 46 (line 23), omit "report", substitute "reports".</p>- The majority voted in favour of a motion that the bill, as amended, be agreed to.[1] This means that the House can now consider whether to read the bill for a third time and therefore pass it in the House of Representatives.
- One member of parliament, Nationals MP [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Tony_Crook&mpc=O%26%2339%3BConnor&house=representatives Tony Crook], rebelled and crossed the floor to vote 'aye' with the Government.[2]
- ''Background to the bill''
- The bill was introduced to establish the National Health Performance Authority, which the Government first committed to establish at the April 2010 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Australian_Governments Council of Australian Governments] (COAG) meeting.[3] Although there are a number of local, state and national performance monitoring schemes already operating in the health sector, there is little nationally consistent and comparable publicly available information on providers’ performance.[4]
- Establishing this authority was controversial, with supporters saying that it will encourage hospitals to improve and detractors saying that it will add to the administrative burden of the health sector.[5]
- References
- * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
- * [2] Read more about what it means to rebel in our [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/faq.php#rebelandfree FAQ Section].
- * [3] Read more about the bill, including its explanatory memorandum and bills digest, [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4528 here].
- * [4] Read more about the background to the bill in the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/640289/upload_binary/640289.pdf;fileType=application/pdf bills digest].
- * [5] Read more about these arguments on ABC's PM [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3260584.htm here]. Read more about the concerns of the states on ABC's AM [http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3237301.htm here].
<p class="italic">(2) Schedule 1, item 130, page 46 (line 24), before "The Performance Authority", insert "(1)".</p><p class="italic">(3) Schedule 1, item 130, page 46 (after line 29), at the end of section 111, add:</p><p class="italic">  (2) The Performance Authority must, as soon as practicable after 30 September next following the end of each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, a report consisting of a compilation of the reports prepared by the Performance Authority under paragraph 60(1)(a) during that year</p><p class="italic">  (3) The Minister must present the report described in subsection (2) to the Parliament as soon as is practicable.</p><p class="italic">Note:   See also section 34C of the <i>Acts Interpretation Act 1901</i>, which contains extra rules about annual reports.</p><p>Very briefly, as explained previously, this is about getting reporting requirements to the parliament as well as to the minister and to the various state ministers and to COAG so that there is some public accountability attached to the annual reports of the performance authority. I understand it has the support of both sides. I hope that remains the case, and that therefore everyone can get to lunch as quickly as possible.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>Question put:</p><p class="italic">That the bill, as amended, be agreed to.</p><p>The House divided. [12:18]</p><p>(The Speaker—Mr Harry Jenkins)</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>Bill, as amended, agreed to.</p>
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