Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The government has not made a decision to privatise aged-care assessments, and again it's disappointing that claims to that effect are being made by the opposition. They are misleading the community and the parliament. The government had made a commitment in the 2018-19 budget to create a single assessment workforce for aged care in line with the Tune review of 2017. Recommendation No. 27 of that review was that the government integrate regional assessment services with aged-care assessment teams. The government rejects the false claims by Labor about consultation. In fact, there have been several rounds of consultation with states following the Tune review recommendation. The government remains committed to creating a better experience for senior Australians entering aged care.

Question agreed to.