Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Introduced with the Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025, the bill supports the commencement of the Aged Care Act 2024 by amending: the Aged Care Act 2024 and Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 to make technical amendments and editorial corrections; 23 Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 to enable healthcare identifiers and other identifying information to be used in relation to the delivery and administration of health and aged care and other support services, including disability services.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Became law
| Act | Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 |
|---|---|
| Number | No. 45, 2025 |
| Assent | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Status | In force |
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 21 Oct 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| House | |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 24 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Referred to Federation Chamber |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Reported from Federation Chamber |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| Senate | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Committee of the Whole debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Bill agreed to, subject to requests |
| House | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Consideration of Senate message |
| Senate | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Third reading agreed to |
| House | |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Consideration of Senate message |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Finally passed both Houses |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Assent |
Divisions on this bill
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Duration of modification power Carried Senate 35–21
- 3 Sep 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 Carried Senate 35–20
- 3 Sep 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 Negatived Senate 14–30
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Demands Negatived Senate 26–32
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Criticism of Government Carried Senate 33–22
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Condemns Prime Minister Negatived Senate 23–33
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Disabled people under 65 in aged care Negatived Senate 12–29
- 3 Sep 2025 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Excluding redress payments from means testing Negatived Senate 16–26
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.