Aged-Care Facilities Audit

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:24): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. How long ago did the minister receive the audit report of the state's 46 aged-care providers, and does the report outline any concerns about the treatment of aged-care residents in state-run facilities?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:24): The state government has received the independent statewide report in relation to residential aged-care facilities. Having received departmental advice, I am seeking further information before releasing the report and our response. I think it's appropriate to highlight to the house that, over 16 years, Labor never independently assessed standards at aged-care facilities not subject to commonwealth accreditation. This government has done so. We are committed to raising standards across the network. We don't need lectures from the party that brought us Oakden.