SenateDivision 6 · 3 Sep 2025

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

Not passed12 aye · 29 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against a Greens amendment to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged.

Amendment text

At the end of the motion, add “, but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended that no person with disability under the age of 65 should remain living in residential aged care from 2025,

(ii) while the Government accepted this recommendation, this bill retains in the Aged Care Act 2024 a formalised pathway to place people under 65 in aged care, and

(iii) as of 31 March 2025, there are 959 people aged under 65 in residential aged care, this cohort includes disabled people who should not be in residential aged care and instead should be receiving NDIS supports to enable them to exit residential aged care; and

(b) calls on the Government to implement the recommendation of the Royal Commission and ensure no disabled person under the age of 65 remains in residential aged care”.

Context written by They Vote For You volunteers (ODbL), reproduced unchanged.

Second reading: The second reading vote decides whether the chamber agrees with the bill in principle. A second reading amendment attaches commentary or conditions to that agreement without changing the bill's text.

Related bills

By party

Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	2	21
Australian Greens	9	1
Liberal–National Coalition	0	3
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	0	3
Independent	1	0
United Australia Party	0	1

Every vote

Other divisions this sitting day

What the Senate divided on around this vote, in order.

3 Sep 2025Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Allocation of personnel staffSenate 40–23
3 Sep 2025Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the billSenate 29–32
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - DemandsSenate 26–32
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Criticism of GovernmentSenate 33–22
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Condemns Prime MinisterSenate 23–33
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Excluding redress payments from means testingSenate 16–26
3 Sep 2025Motions - Australian National Flag - Suspend the usual rulesSenate 22–32
3 Sep 2025Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; ReferenceSenate 25–29
3 Sep 2025Documents — Parliament House: Sponsored Access; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–30
3 Sep 2025Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 16–30
3 Sep 2025Documents — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties; Order for the Production of DocumentsSenate 27–30
3 Sep 2025Business — Consideration of LegislationSenate 22–34
3 Sep 2025Committees — Economics References Committee; ReferenceSenate 9–37
3 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Put the questionSenate 26–12
3 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Proceeding without formalitiesSenate 26–12
3 Sep 2025Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Continue considering the bill in parliamentSenate 26–12
3 Sep 2025Matters of Urgency - Australian National Flag - Put the questionSenate 31–22
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Duration of modification powerSenate 35–21
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Release of remaining home care packagesSenate 35–20
3 Sep 2025Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025 - in Committee - Excluding certain redress payments from means testingSenate 14–30
3 Sep 2025Business — RearrangementSenate 26–18