Parliament of Australia · Senate · 2 July 2026

Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported ending debate on the second reading of the Aged Care Amendment (Restoring Human Override for Aged Care Needs Assessments) Bill 2026, so the Senate could move straight to a vote on that reading.

Passed31 yes 20 no

The question put

That the question be put.

How each party voted

LaborAll no0 yes · 20 no
20 members
- NoCarol Brown
- NoCharlotte Walker
- NoDeborah O'Neill
- NoDorinda Cox
- NoEllie Whiteaker
- NoGlenn Sterle
- NoHelen Polley
- NoJana Stewart
- NoJenny McAllister
- NoJosh Dolega
- NoKaren Grogan
- NoLisa Darmanin
- NoMichelle Ananda-Rajah
- NoMurray Watt
- NoNita Green
- NoRaff Ciccone
- NoTammy Tyrrell
- NoTim Ayres
- NoTony Sheldon
- NoVarun Ghosh
LiberalAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 members
- YesAndrew Bragg
- YesAndrew McLachlan
- YesAnne Ruston
- YesClaire Chandler
- YesDean Smith
- YesJames Paterson
- YesJane Hume
- YesJessica Collins
- YesJonathon Duniam
- YesKerrynne Liddle
- YesLeah Blyth
- YesMaria Kovacic
- YesPaul Scarr
- YesRichard Colbeck
- YesSarah Henderson
GreensAll yes9 yes · 0 no
9 members
- YesBarbara Pocock
- YesDavid Shoebridge
- YesJordon Steele-John
- YesLarissa Waters
- YesMehreen Faruqi
- YesNick McKim
- YesPenny Allman-Payne
- YesSarah Hanson-Young
- YesSteph Hodgins-May
One NationAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesMalcolm Roberts
- YesPauline Hanson
- YesSean Bell
- YesTyron Whitten
Smaller parties and independents
- YesPeter Stuart Whish-WilsonParty not recorded
- YesWendy AskewParty not recorded
- YesDavid PocockIndependent

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Australia, read through the OpenAustralia Foundation's public Hansard data. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.