Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025

Stage by Stage

Summaries in reported speech - not a transcript. In date order, both chambers.

1. Thursday 4 September 2025 · House of Representatives

   Second Reading

   The debate concerned a bill to amend the levy framework for the National Joint Replacement Registry. The Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care explained that the legislation clarifies who is liable for the levy, ensuring that responsibility transfers to current device sponsors rather than remaining with original listers. The measure also validates previous levy collections. No other members spoke, and the debate was adjourned without a recorded vote in the transcript.

   Outcome: Debate adjourned.

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2. Wednesday 8 October 2025 · House of Representatives

   Second Reading

   The debate concerned technical amendments to the levy funding the National Joint Replacement Register, aimed at clarifying financial responsibility for medical device sponsors and validating past collections. The National Party supported the bill as a necessary administrative fix but used the opportunity to criticise the government's record on hospital funding and aged care access. Labor members defended the legislation as essential for maintaining patient safety data and ensuring the registry's long-term sustainability. The bill was passed on second reading.

   Outcome: The bill was read a second time.

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3. Wednesday 8 October 2025 · House of Representatives

   Third Reading
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4. Wednesday 29 October 2025 · Senate

   Second Reading

   The Senate debated technical amendments to the levy supporting the National Joint Replacement Registry, with both the Liberal Party and the Australian Greens expressing support for the bill's administrative changes. Anne Ruston moved a second reading amendment to highlight government failures in hospital funding and aged care, specifically regarding home-care package delays. Jordon Steele-John supported the bill, emphasising the registry's role in patient safety and corporate accountability. The debate concluded with the speeches provided, without a recorded vote outcome in the transcript.

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5. Thursday 30 October 2025 · Senate

   Second Reading
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6. Thursday 30 October 2025 · Senate

   Third Reading
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