Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018

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.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 Sep 2018
Second reading moved	12 Sep 2018
Second reading debate	19 Sep 2018
Second reading debate	15 Oct 2018
Second reading debate	17 Oct 2018
Second reading agreed to	17 Oct 2018
Third reading agreed to	17 Oct 2018

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	17 Oct 2018
Second reading moved	17 Oct 2018
Second reading debate	26 Nov 2018
Second reading agreed to	26 Nov 2018
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to	26 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	26 Nov 2018

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	27 Nov 2018


Finally passed both Houses	27 Nov 2018
Assent Act no: 149 Year: 2018	10 Dec 2018

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Addendum to explanatory memorandum

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8577]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Australian Greens [sheet 8522]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Centre Alliance [sheet 8590 revised]
GRIFF, Sen Stirling

Government [sheet GN154]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (13/09/2018): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/10/2018)
Considered by scrutiny committee (19/09/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 12 of 2018
Considered by scrutiny committee (16/10/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 13 of 2018
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.