Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

We covered a bit of this earlier. When the single assessment system comes into play, that will certainly make it more efficient. The three months is from the time following assessment. Once you've been assessed it's an average wait of three months. That includes assessment of the extra investment that we're putting in. That's how we believe that we can get it from where it is now—which is around five months, I think from estimates—with the extra investments to where it will be in 1 July 2027.

On the other question, which was around what is it from seeking assessment to receiving care, that is a harder number to give. I'm not sure if that's collected because of the different arrangements in place. I'm not sure whether the department capture that information. I'll check and see if we can provide you with anything.