Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

The set of amendments that the shadow Attorney-General has moved would have the effect of extending existing provisions relating to religious aged-care facilities to include aged-care service providers. The government does not support these proposed amendments. Discrimination in the administration of religious aged-care facilities is explicitly carved out of the religious exceptions in the bill. As such, the bill does not allow religious bodies to discriminate in service delivery to residents in their aged-care facilities.

The government notes concerns raised by some stakeholders that this carve-out does not apply to in-home aged-care providers. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights explicitly considered this issue and did not recommend that any amendments be made to these provisions.

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