Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Colbeck. On 14 September 2017, the Legislated review of aged care, better known as the Tune review, was tabled in parliament. How many of the 38 recommendations have the government fully implemented?

Scott Ryan (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Senator Pratt, a supplementary question?

Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) | Link to this | Hansard source

On 4 October 2017, the Carnell-Paterson review into regulatory processes was handed to government. How many of the 10 recommendations has the government fully implemented?

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

We haven't completed implementation of all of the recommendations of that review either at this point in time. But some of those do include some additional legislative processes, which we will bring to the chamber very shortly, particularly the handing over of some of the roles of the department to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, which we started, as I said in my previous answer, on 1 January this year and which are important reforms which were recommended by the Carnell-Paterson review. I've had subsequent conversations with Kate Carnell about those since that process, particularly in the context of the—

Scott Ryan (President) | Link to this | Hansard source

Order, Senator Colbeck. The time for the answer has expired, as it's been drawn to my attention. My apologies there was an error on our part up here, Senator Colbeck. Senator Pratt, a final supplementary question?

Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) | Link to this | Hansard source

On 31 October this year, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hand down its interim report. How many weeks, months or years will it take the government to fully implement all of the recommendations? What explains the government's inaction on providing quality care for senior Australians?

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

Senator Pratt is correct in that the royal commission will hand down its interim report on 31 October. The government will obviously consider the issues that come out in the interim report, but the report that we will be responding to formally is the final report, which is due on 12 November next year. But I reject the premise that we have not continued to reform the aged-care system while the royal commission has been in place because, clearly, we have done and continue to do a number of things. Since the royal commission was called, as I said, we have put in the new consumer focused Aged Care Quality Standards, we have the new single Charter of Aged Care Rights, we have established the new independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and we have put new provider requirements in place to minimise physical and chemical restraints. There are a number of things that we've done and continue to do. (Time expired)