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Aged Care Amendment (Red Tape Reduction in Places Management) Bill 2015

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Health

Summary

Amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to: deem that a transfer of places between providers has been approved unless the secretary vetoes the transfer; increase the provisional allocation period to four years; and limit the amount of extensions available for the allocation of provisionally allocated places to two 12 month periods with further extensions available only in exceptional circumstances.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	25/11/15
Second reading moved	25/11/15
Second reading debate	02/12/15
Second reading agreed to	02/12/15
Third reading agreed to	02/12/15

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02/02/16
Second reading moved	02/02/16
Second reading debate	03/02/16
Second reading agreed to	03/02/16
Third reading agreed to	03/02/16

Finally passed both Houses	03/02/16
Assent	10/02/16	Act no: 1 - Year: 2016