Senate Division 7 · 3 Sep 2025

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

Negatived 16 aye · 26 no

What this vote was about

The majority voted against requests for amendments moved by South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens), which means they failed.

Amendment text

That the House of Representatives be requested to make the following amendment:

(1) Schedule 1, page 68 (after line 12), after item 229, insert:

229A After subsection 323(6)

Insert:

Excluding redress amounts

(6A) In working out an individual's total assessable income, disregard an amount paid to, or for the benefit of, the individual by way of compensation under a scheme established by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory for providing redress to survivors of any form of abuse or wrongdoing.

(6B) To avoid doubt, an amount mentioned in subsection (6A) is to also be disregarded in making determinations under subsection (1) or paragraph (2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b).

(2) Schedule 1, page 69 (after line 6), after item 236, insert:

236A After subsection 330(8)

Insert:

Excluding redress amounts

(8A) In working out the value of an individual's assets, disregard an amount paid to, or for the benefit of, the individual by way of compensation under a scheme established by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory for providing redress to survivors of any form of abuse or wrongdoing.

(8B) To avoid doubt, an amount mentioned in subsection (8A) is to also be disregarded in making determinations under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b) or subsection (4).

Statement in respect to the amendments

Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (1) and (2)

Amendments (1) and (2) are framed as requests because they amend the bill to exclude certain amounts from the means testing rules that determine the contributions and fees payable by individuals for funded aged care services.

The amendments would have the effect of reducing the contributions and fees payable by individuals, which would increase amounts payable by the Commonwealth to registered providers for the delivery of those services.

This will likely increase the amount of expenditure under the appropriation in section 598 of the Aged Care Act 2024 .

Statement by the Clerk of the Senate pursuant to the order of the Senate of 26 June 2000

Amendments (1) and (2)

If the effect of the amendments is to increase expenditure under the standing appropriation in section 598 of the Aged Care Act 2024 then it is in accordance with the precedents of the Senate that the amendments be moved as requests.

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Committee of the whole: The Senate examines a bill in detail as a committee of the whole. Divisions at this stage decide specific amendments to the bill's text.

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Party	Aye	No
Australian Labor Party	2	21
Australian Greens	11	1
Liberal–National Coalition	0	3
Pauline Hanson's One Nation	2	0
Independent	1	0
Jacqui Lambie Network	0	1

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Divisions this sitting day

Every division the Senate held that day, in order; the one on this page is marked.

Division 1 Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Allocation of personnel staff Carried Senate 40–23
Division 2 Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill Negatived Senate 29–32
Division 3 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Demands Negatived Senate 26–32
Division 4 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Criticism of Government Carried Senate 33–22
Division 5 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Condemns Prime Minister Negatived Senate 23–33
Division 6 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - Second Reading - Disabled people under 65 in aged care Negatived Senate 12–29
Division 7 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Excluding redress payments from means testing Negatived Senate 16–26
Division 8 Motions - Australian National Flag - Suspend the usual rules Negatived Senate 22–32
Division 9 Committees — Finance and Public Administration References Committee; Reference Negatived Senate 25–29
Division 10 Documents — Parliament House: Sponsored Access; Order for the Production of Documents Negatived Senate 16–30
Division 11 Documents — International Relations: Australia and Nauru; Order for the Production of Documents Negatived Senate 16–30
Division 12 Documents — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties; Order for the Production of Documents Negatived Senate 27–30
Division 13 Business — Consideration of Legislation Negatived Senate 22–34
Division 14 Committees — Economics References Committee; Reference Negatived Senate 9–37
Division 15 Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Put the question Carried Senate 26–12
Division 16 Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Proceeding without formalities Carried Senate 26–12
Division 17 Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Bill 2025 - First Reading - Continue considering the bill in parliament Carried Senate 26–12
Division 18 Matters of Urgency - Australian National Flag - Put the question Carried Senate 31–22
Division 19 Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and another - in Committee - Duration of modification power Carried Senate 35–21
Division 20 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
Division 21 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
Division 22 Business — Rearrangement Carried Senate 26–18

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

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