Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another

The majority voted against requests for amendments moved by South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means they failed.

Amendment text

That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendment:

(1) Schedule 1, page 68 (after line 12), after item 229, insert:

229A After subsection 323(6)

Insert:

Excluding redress amounts

(6A) In working out an individual's total assessable income, disregard an amount paid to, or for the benefit of, the individual by way of compensation under a scheme established by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory for providing redress to survivors of any form of abuse or wrongdoing.

(6B) To avoid doubt, an amount mentioned in subsection (6A) is to also be disregarded in making determinations under subsection (1) or paragraph (2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b).

(2) Schedule 1, page 69 (after line 6), after item 236, insert:

236A After subsection 330(8)

Insert:

Excluding redress amounts

(8A) In working out the value of an individual's assets, disregard an amount paid to, or for the benefit of, the individual by way of compensation under a scheme established by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory for providing redress to survivors of any form of abuse or wrongdoing.

(8B) To avoid doubt, an amount mentioned in subsection (8A) is to also be disregarded in making determinations under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b) or subsection (4).

Statement in respect to the amendments

Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (1) and (2)

Amendments (1) and (2) are framed as requests because they amend the bill to exclude certain amounts from the means testing rules that determine the contributions and fees payable by individuals for funded aged care services.

The amendments would have the effect of reducing the contributions and fees payable by individuals, which would increase amounts payable by the Commonwealth to registered providers for the delivery of those services.

This will likely increase the amount of expenditure under the appropriation in section 598 of the Aged Care Act 2024 .

Statement by the Clerk of the Senate pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (1) and (2)

If the effect of the amendments is to increase expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 598 of the Aged Care Act 2024 then it is in accordance with the precedents of the Senate that the amendments be moved as requests.