Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I'm advised there has been extensive consultation around these commitments already. I won't go through it in great detail, but there was general consultation conducted in relation to the government's election commitments around aged care that occurred with a range of groups, employers, union providers and carers through July and August. General consultation was conducted in relation to legislative amendments with a range of stakeholders from various perspectives through July and August. Specific consultation in relation to exemptions to the 24/7 RN requirement was conducted on 22 July with the funding reform working group. I could run through the members of that group; it essentially includes a wide range of providers and various interest groups. Again, there will be further consultation once we've drafted.