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

The government won't be supporting the amendments moved by the Greens, largely for the reasons that we've already stated through the discussion during the earlier parts of the committee stage. We don't believe that all uses of restraint should be reportable incidents. There is considerable work being done with respect to restraint anyway, and I think the Greens would certainly acknowledge that. There's some more information that I'll be able to provide to the Senate very shortly with respect to some work that I had done last year, so that will be available to the parliament shortly.

I think I've adequately put our position with respect to falls. As I indicated, we're about to embark on a very significant reform process with respect to a number of elements of the aged-care sector, off the back of the royal commission. I would differentiate at this point, not knowing what the royal commission is actually going to report as opposed to what counsel assisting has said. I would acknowledge that that gives us a good direction as to where the commission might go, but, with respect to those elements, the final report is three weeks away. We will then be very intently commencing a significant reform process for the entire sector. Part of that will be the reporting of a range of information and data that could be improved, in providing better public confidence in the aged-care sector.