Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Our government is implementing a reform package that is significantly improving the aged-care providers that are delivering to senior Australians. We're establishing a new tough cop on the block—an independent aged-care quality safety commissioner who will now have at hand more than $300 million to police the sector, providing a one-stop shop for all aged-care consumers, their carers and their loved ones on quality of care and services. We will ensure genuinely unannounced visits by auditors.

We're introducing new aged-care quality standards that clearly spell out what consumers can expect from an aged-care service. Supported by a new charter of rights, we're continuing to support advocacy services for senior Australians that will address elder abuse in aged care, with $31.7 million to be provided to the Older Persons Advocacy Network to 2020. We put all aged-care providers on notice: if you're not delivering the highest quality of service, then you have to— (Time expired)