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

I've just asked if there's any further information we can provide you on this. I think one of your earlier questions was: what is the cost per provider? I'm seeing if there's some more detail that we can get from the department in answer to some sort of expectation of costs. It is hard—based on the difference of capability, capacity, size and scope of eligible providers or aged-care providers—to give you a per provider figure.

I'm advised that in residential aged care the system works with providers reporting into the government system. That's why there isn't an expectation that there would be significant ICT costs for residential providers, because it's a reporting in program rather than them having to have a specific program. But, as I said, we would expect the taskforce to be responsive to concerns that are raised around this. If there is a further figure I can provide you that's of particular use for your information, we might need to come back to it. But I have sought that information.