Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Again, I thank Senator Rennick for the question. Any mistreatment or assault of senior Australians or an aged-care recipient is unacceptable, and the government takes all of those instances extremely seriously. Yesterday, on behalf of the government, I announced a further $23 million investment in the Serious Incident Response Scheme, which was a recommendation of the Australian Law Reform Commission report, to protect vulnerable Australians and senior Australians in aged care from abuse and neglect. It's an important measure to increase transparency to keep our loved ones safe. Residential aged-care providers will be required to manage all incidents—including, importantly, resident-on-resident—with a focus on safety, wellbeing and prevention. There is still much more work to do, and the safety and wellbeing of all senior Australians continue to be one of the key priorities of the Morrison government.