Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

Over the course of the pandemic the government has continued to work with the sector to support it with respect to the advice and the measures that need to be put in place to manage COVID-19 through the pandemic. As I indicated in an earlier answer today, the sector has performed extremely well in the context of the number of infections in aged care compared to those in the broader community. My thanks and congratulations, again, go to the sector and the workforce, who have done a magnificent job in managing this. We continue to work with the quality commission to ensure that all providers meet the quality standards. That's the role the quality commission has, and it continues to work in that sense. Of course the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been absolutely tragic, and I again extend my condolences to all those who have lost loved ones as a result of the pandemic. (Time expired)