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

The government will not be supporting this amendment. We're confident the sector will be ready for commencement of the new Aged Care Act on 1 July 2025. The new system needs to commence on that date, and this amendment could prevent that from happening. The implementation of a separate transitional service category that includes elements of the old provider-focused 1997 Aged Care Act would affect the entire architecture of the bill and would open constitutional and other legal issues, including requiring a rewrite of the Support at Home rules, which are already public.