Senate debates Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008

In Committee


Rachel Siewert

Rachel Siewert WA, Australian Greens

8:07 pm

Yes, thank you. I thought it important to clarify the position. As I said, it has been causing some angst. The other issue—and, again, I specifically referred to it in my comments earlier—is that of missing residents and sanctions. This is causing a lot of concern for both the aged-care sector and its customers. They are concerned that the issues around sanctions are not actually provided for in the legislation but that they will be in a regulatory instrument. The concern is that that will have a negative effect—that providers will, in fact, start shutting down facilities. So we are seeking an understanding of what those sanctions are and how they will be used.

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