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• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to change home care subsidy from being paid to an approved provider in advance of the home care services being delivered to a consumer, to a payment made in arrears after the services have been delivered. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  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. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Increasing Consumer Choice) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  to: enable funding for a home care package to ‘follow’ the care recipient; provide a consistent national approach to prioritising access to subsidised home care; and simplify the approval process for approved providers; and the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Aged Care Amendment (Red Tape Reduction in Places Management) Act 2016

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (New Commissioner Functions) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Act 2006

  ,

  Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Act 2006

  ,

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and six other Acts to: transfer certain aged care regulatory functions and powers from the Secretary of the Department of Health to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner in relation to the approval, monitoring and enforcement of regulatory compliance of providers of aged care; and provide for the reconsideration and review of decisions in relation to the new functions of the commissioner. Also provides for transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018

  to: implement a Serious Incident Response Scheme for residential aged care and flexible care delivered in a residential aged care setting; and expand the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner's powers to administer and enforce the requirements of the scheme and the responsibilities of approved providers and related offences; and

  Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the

  Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Act 2013

  and

  Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Act 2013

  ; provides for the transfer of the functions and operation of the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and Aged Care Complaints Commissioner to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission; provides for the transfer of members of the Quality Agency Advisory Council to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, the bill: establishes the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to replace the existing Australian Aged Care Quality Agency and Aged Care Complaints Commission from 1 January 2019; provides for the functions, powers, appointment and terms and conditions of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner; provides for staff of the commission; and establishes the Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council and provides for its functions, membership, procedures, reporting and planning, information sharing and entry and search powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  in relation to: the management of pesticides under consideration by the international community because of particular human health or environmental concerns; regulation-making powers including to enable the collection of prescribed information about prescribed chemicals; and offence and penalty provisions for failure to comply with national control mechanisms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  to change the governance and financial management arrangements for the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority from a board structure to an executive management structure. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  in relation to: notification of minor product variations of registered agvet products; limiting and clarifying the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s label assessment role; removing the requirement to notify the authorisation of an approved person; trade issues when considering label approvals; and the disclosure of confidential commercial information. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum