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senate vote 2013-06-26#1
Edited by
Natasha Burrows
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2013-10-03 10:01:22
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Title
Bills — Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum- Bills - Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013; Explanatory Memorandum
Description
<p class="speaker">Jan McLucas</p><p>I table a supplementary explanatory memorandum and an additional supplementary explanatory memorandum, relating to the government amendments to be moved to the Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013.</p> <p class="speaker">Gavin Marshall</p><p>The question is that government amendments (2) to (5), (14) to (16) and (18) to (26) on sheet BX253, as circulated, be agreed to.</p><p> <i>Government</i> <i>'</i> <i>s circulated amendments—</i></p><p class="italic">(2) Schedule 1, item 6, page 5 (after line 25), after paragraph (g), insert:</p><p class="italic">     (ga) parents separated from their children by forced adoption or removal;</p><p class="italic">(3) Schedule 1, item 72, page 14 (lines 25 and 26), omit the item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">72 Subsection 46 -1(1) (note)</p><p class="italic">  Repeal the note.</p><p class="italic">(4) Schedule 1, page 25 (after line 6), after item 180, insert:</p><p class="italic">180A Subsection 85 -6(1)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "1239 of the <i>Social Security Act 1991</i>", substitute "126 of the <i>Social Security (Administration) Act 1999</i>".</p><p class="italic">180B Paragraph 85 -7(1)(a)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "1240 of the <i>Social Security Act 1991</i>", substitute "129 of the <i>Social Security (Administration) Act 1999</i>".</p><p class="italic">180C Paragraph 85 -7(1)(b)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "1243 of the <i>Social Security Act 1991</i>", substitute "135 of the <i>Social Security (Administration) Act 1999</i>".</p><p class="italic">180D Subsection 85 -7(2)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "1240 of the <i>Social Security Act 1991</i>", substitute "129 of the <i>Social Security (Administration) Act 1999</i>".</p><p class="italic">(5) Schedule 1, item 196, page 27 (lines 11 to 18), omit subitems (1) and (2), substitute:</p><p class="italic">(1) This item applies if, before the commencement time:</p><p class="italic">  (a) a person was approved under Part 2.1 of the old law as a provider of aged care (whether or not the approval had come into force); and</p><p class="italic">  (b) the approval had not ceased to have effect.</p><p class="italic">(2) To the extent that the approval was in respect of community care, the approval is taken, for the purposes of the new law, to be in respect of home care.</p><p class="italic">(3) To the extent that the approval was in respect of flexible care, the approval is taken, for the purposes of the new law, to be in respect of both home care and flexible care.</p><p class="italic">(14) Schedule 3, item 103, page 52 (line 21), after "dementia", insert "and severe behaviours".</p><p class="italic">(15) Schedule 3, item 142, page 71 (line 5), after "dementia", insert "and cognition".</p><p class="italic">(16) Schedule 3, page 117 (after line 12), after item 175, insert:</p><p class="italic">175A Subsection 72 -1(2)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "Residential Care".</p><p class="italic">(18) Schedule 3, Part 2, page 134 (after line 13), at the end of the Part, add:</p><p class="italic">292 Determining the status of residential care service buildings</p><p class="italic">  A provision of the Subsidy Principles has effect before it commences as if it had commenced if the provision:</p><p class="italic">  (a) is made for the purposes of section 44-28 of the <i>Aged Care Act 1997</i> as amended by item 125 of this Schedule; and</p><p class="italic">  (b) relates to determining, or applying for the determination of, the status of a building.</p><p class="italic">(19) Schedule 4, Part 1, page 135 (after line 16), at the end of the Part, add:</p><p class="italic"><i>National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013</i></p><p class="italic">5A Section 9 (definition of <i>community care</i> )</p><p class="italic">  Repeal the definition.</p><p class="italic">5B Section 9</p><p class="italic">  Insert:</p><p class="italic"> <i>  home care</i> has the same meaning as in the <i>Aged Care Act 1997</i>.</p><p class="italic">5C Paragraph 29(1)(b)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "community", substitute "home".</p><p class="italic">5D Subsection 29(1) (note)</p><p class="italic">  Omit "<i>community</i>", substitute "<i>home</i>".</p><p class="italic">(20) Schedule 5, item 215, page 169 (line 4), omit the definition of <i>commencement time</i>, substitute:</p><p class="italic"> <i>  first c</i>ommencement time means the time when Part 1 of this Schedule commences.</p><p class="italic">  second c<i>ommencement time</i> means the time when this Part commences.</p><p class="italic">(21) Schedule 5, item 216, page 169 (line 8), before "commencement", insert "first".</p><p class="italic">(22) Schedule 5, item 216, page 169 (line 10), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(23) Schedule 5, item 216, page 169 (line 14), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(24) Schedule 5, item 217, page 169 (line 21), before "commencement", insert "first".</p><p class="italic">(25) Schedule 5, item 217, page 169 (line 22), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(26) Schedule 5, item 217, page 169 (lines 25 and 26), omit subitem (2), substitute:</p><p class="italic">(2) Without limiting its effect apart from this item, the process is also taken, after the second commencement time, to have been begun under the corresponding provision.</p><p>Question agreed to.</p><p>The question is that government amendments (1), (6) to (13) and (17) on sheet BX253 and (1) to (4) on sheet BX255 be agreed to:</p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 3), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(6) Schedule 2, page 36 (before line 30), after item 16, insert:</p><p class="italic">16A Section 96 -1 (after table item 14)</p><p class="italic">Insert:</p><p class="italic">(7) Schedule 2, item 24, page 38 (line 6), omit the definition of <i>commencement time</i>, substitute:</p><p class="italic"><i>  first commencement time</i> means the time when item 5 of this Schedule commences.</p><p class="italic">(8) Schedule 2, item 24, page 38 (line 8), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(9) Schedule 2, item 24, page 38 (line 10), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(10) Schedule 2, item 24, page 38 (after line 10), at the end of the item, add:</p><p class="italic"><i>  second commencement time</i> means the time when item 1 of this Schedule commences.</p><p class="italic">(11) Schedule 2, item 25, page 38 (line 13), before "commencement ", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(12) Schedule 2, item 25, page 38 (line 14), before "commencement", insert "second".</p><p class="italic">(13) Schedule 2, item 26, page 38 (line 18), before "commencement", insert "first".</p><p class="italic">(17) Schedule 3, item 236, page 125 (table items 15 and 15A), omit the table items, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(2) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 5), omit the table item, substitute:</p><p class="italic">(3) Schedule 1, heading, page 5 (line 2), omit "1July 2013", substitute "1August 2013".</p><p class="italic">(4) Schedule 4, heading to Part 1, page 135 (line 2), omit "1July 2013", substitute "1August 2013".</p> - <p>The no votes succeeded in passing amendments relating legislation. These amendments were mostly technical, and relate to Aged Care Pricing Commissioner, home care and people with special needs. This means that the amendment will be included in the legislation. This was a vote on the amendment proposed by <a href="http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Jan_McLucas&mpc=Senate&house=senate">Senator McLucas</a>. </p>
- <p> Someone who votes aye for this amendment supports these measures. The majority voted aye so the amendment was successful. </p>
- <p><b>Background to Bill</p></b>
- <p> In April 2012 the Labor Government introduced the Living Longer Living Better Package. This was in response to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry <a href="http://www.pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/aged-care">'Caring for Older Australians'</a>. The Package consists of five Bills, of which the Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill is the main one.</p>
- <p>The Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill makes changes to aged care which include:
- <ol> <li> Changes to residential aged care </li>
- <li> Removes the distinction between high and low level care for residential aged care </li>
- <li> Establishes Home Care to replace existing community aged care packages</li>
- <li> Means testing for residential and home care </li>
- <li> New payments for care recipients and providers </li>
- <li> Independent reviews of the legislation by 2017 </li></ol></p>
- <p> More information on the Bill and the context surrounding it can be found <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2429310/upload_binary/2429310.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22r4980%22">here</a>. Alternatively, information about the package can be found at the <a href="http://www.livinglongerlivingbetter.gov.au/">Department of Health and Ageing</a> website. The text of the proposed amendment can be found <a href="http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansards%2F62418f05-bfae-4b21-b883-5566181dff26%2F0012;orderBy=_fragment_number,doc_date-rev;page=0;query=Dataset%3Ahansards,hansards80%20Date%3A26%2F6%2F2013;rec=0;resCount=Default">here</a>.</p>
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