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

Again the government has not made a decision to privatise aged care assessments, and again we are disappointed that claims to that effect, which are misleading the community and the parliament, are being made by the opposition. The government has 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, and we continue to work towards the outcome in the recommendations in that report, working with the jurisdiction and the sector. The royal commission in the interim report stated:

The Government has announced that it will implement this recommendation and will integrate the two assessment workforces from 2020. The Royal Commission considers that this integration needs to be progressed urgently.

The Morrison government remains committed to creating a better experience for senior Australians entering aged care.

Question agreed to.