Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Aged Care Act 1997
to: harmonise aged care and pension assets tests in relation to income streams purchased on or after 20 September 2007 and asset disposals (i.e. gifts); and clarify the delegation of certain powers to Aged Care Assessment Teams.

Progress

Senate
13 Sep 2006	Introduced and read a first time
13 Sep 2006	Second reading moved
16 Oct 2006	Second reading agreed to
16 Oct 2006	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
16 Oct 2006	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
17 Oct 2006	Introduced and read a first time
31 Oct 2006	Second reading moved
31 Oct 2006	Second reading agreed to
31 Oct 2006	Third reading agreed to

09 Nov 2006

Assent

Act no.: 133

Year: 2006

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Correction to Explanatory Memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Correction to explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5068] NETTLE, Kerry
Government [sheet RC288]
Opposition [sheet 5069] MCLUCAS, Sen Jan

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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Text of bill

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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.
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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

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Schedules of amendments

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