Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I think it is important to recognise that this is a debit card, not a credit card. In relation to taking it to a store, the only thing that someone will pay is what the merchant rings up on the cash register. What comes up on there is what the individual will pay. In terms of checking people's balances on the debit card, people can do that without cost.