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Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing

  1. Introduced24 July 2025
  2. Passed House4 September 2025
  3. Passed Senate4 September 2025
  4. Royal assent19 September 2025

What does this bill do, in plain English?

Changes rules for aged care homes to improve standards and how they're checked.

How parliament voted

Every recorded division on this bill, from the official division record via TheyVoteForYou.

  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Excluding certain redress payments from means testing

    1430

    The noes have it · 16 votes

    14 ayes, 30 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Demands

    2632

    The noes have it · 6 votes

    26 ayes, 32 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Criticism of Government

    3322

    The ayes have it · 11 votes

    33 ayes, 22 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Condemns Prime Minister

    2333

    The noes have it · 10 votes

    23 ayes, 33 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Disabled people under 65 in aged care

    1229

    The noes have it · 17 votes

    12 ayes, 29 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Excluding redress payments from means testing

    1626

    The noes have it · 10 votes

    16 ayes, 26 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Duration of modification power

    3521

    The ayes have it · 14 votes

    35 ayes, 21 noes
  • senate · 3 September 2025

    Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Release of remaining home care packages

    3520

    The ayes have it · 15 votes

    35 ayes, 20 noes

How parliament votes on this issue

Every recorded division Verity has tagged to the issue this bill is filed under — party by party, member by member.

Source: Australian Parliament House bill record

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