Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026

Senator McALLISTER (New South Wales—Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) (19:02): The government won't be supporting these amendments. That's principally because the government amendment that was adopted earlier in the debate that was circulated on sheet ES128 largely deals with these issues by providing that a non-delegable ministerial power will be incorporated in the legislation that will establish a statutory internal review process for decisions to publish information on the Medical Costs Finder.

The government amendment on internal review will enable the department to correct, alter, update or remove information that's been published, and it follows that the information that's been published will be able to be amended consistent with the review process. Question negatived.