Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another

The majority voted against an amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means that the wording of the usual motion will remain unchanged.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate calls on the Government to:

(a) immediately register the Aged Care Rules upon Royal Assent of these bills,

(b) immediately publish a release schedule for Support at Home places to ensure the aged care sector can adequately plan and scale up the workforce,

(c) immediately release the final Support at Home Manual to ensure sector readiness for 1 November 2025,

(d) undertake further consultation on care management fee caps and service delivery, including with clinicians, to ensure no older Australian sees a reduction in the quality of care as a result of the Government’s decision to halve the value of care management,

(e) expedite the design of the program to replace the Commonwealth Home Support Program to prevent the challenges associated with rushed policy implementation as seen with the Aged Care Act 2024 , and

(f) acknowledge the regulatory and financial burden placed on the sector as a result of the Government’s decision to delay the implementation of the Aged Care Act”.