Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 2) Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: Aged Care Act 1997 and Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 to amend the arrangements relating to the payment of home care subsidy to approved providers by providing that the Commonwealth will retain, on behalf of home care recipients, any subsidy that may be in excess of the care and services provided, to be drawn down as care and services are provided in future; and A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 to ensure that the supply of home care remains GST-free.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Oct 2020
Second reading moved	21 Oct 2020
Second reading debate	09 Dec 2020
Referred to Federation Chamber	09 Dec 2020
Second reading debate	09 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	09 Dec 2020
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to	09 Dec 2020
Reported from Federation Chamber	09 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	09 Dec 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02 Feb 2021
Second reading moved	02 Feb 2021
Second reading debate	02 Feb 2021
Second reading agreed to	02 Feb 2021
Committee of the Whole debate	02 Feb 2021
Third reading agreed to	02 Feb 2021


Finally passed both Houses	02 Feb 2021
Assent Act no: 2 Year: 2021	16 Feb 2021

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Government [sheet UD120]

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Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (11/11/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 17 of 2020
Referred to Committee (12/11/2020): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/11/2020)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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