Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

Another area that was raised throughout the committee hearing was around the decision-making supporter requirements. Subsequently, we've seen that they've been removed from this bill. The overwhelming evidence was that they had not been properly consulted and that the consideration had not been adequate in relation to the potential conflict between provisions in relation to decision-making supporters as they relate to guardianship or power of attorney as exists under current state and territory legislation. I'm keen to understand, in the removal of these particular provisions, what further work the government is intending to undertake in order to make sure that decision-making supporter provisions are not overly burdensome for the person and are actually delivering the support in relation to decision-making powers of older Australians in care who are unable to make decisions themselves.