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

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

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.

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	26 Nov 2018
Third reading agreed to	26 Nov 2018


Finally passed both Houses	26 Nov 2018
Assent Act no: 150 Year: 2018	10 Dec 2018

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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
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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