Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, President; I appreciate it. My question is for the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Minister Gallagher. Minister, last year this parliament passed the Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Act 2022. This act primarily responds to recommendations made by the royal commission into aged care on nursing. This act will be fully in effect from 1 July 2023. This week, it was reported in the Examiner, back in Tassie, that there was an aged-care resident in Tasmania who spent the whole night bleeding. The rostered nurse took unplanned leave and the only nurse available was, on call, about two hours away. Will the legislation we passed last year ensure tragedies like this won't happen again?