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representatives vote 2024-11-26#1

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Title

  • Bills — Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024; Consideration in Detail
  • Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024 - Consideration in Detail - Change from "may" to "must"

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Pat Conaghan</p>
  • <p>At the request of the member for Farrer, I move opposition amendment (1) as circulated in her name:</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2024-11-26.90.1) introduced by Cowper MP [Pat Conaghan](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/cowper/pat_conaghan) (Nationals), which means it failed.
  • In explaining why the Government did not support this amendment, Lilley MP [Anika Wells](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/lilley/anika_wells) (Labor) [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2024-11-26.90.1):
  • > *The government does not support this very technical amendment. I can confirm for the member for Farrer that the government is drafting rules related to this bill which will be released for consultation next year.*
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *(1) Schedule 2, item 65, page 60 (line 3), omit "may", substitute "must".*
  • ### Original wording
  • > *65 Transitional rules*
  • >
  • > *(1) The Minister* **may**, *by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:*
  • >
  • >> *(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the rules; or*
  • >>
  • >> *(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.*
  • <p class="italic">(1) Schedule 2, item 65, page 60 (line 3), omit "may", substitute "must".</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Anika Wells</p>
  • <p>The government does not support this very technical amendment. I can confirm for the member for Farrer that the government is drafting rules related to this bill which will be released for consultation next year.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question is that the amendment be agreed to.</p>
  • <p></p>
  • <p></p>