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Tuesday, 28 February 2017 House of Representatives

Alan Tudge

Alan Tudge Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services

12:12 pm

Thank you, Mr Speaker. If I could, again, summarise what I was saying in relation to the social security law: in cases where people have gone to the media with statements that are incorrect or misleading, which are printed or broadcast, we are able, under the Social Services Act, to release information about the person for the purpose of, as I quote, correcting a mistake of fact, a misleading perception or impression, or a misleading statement in relation to a welfare recipient. That is what the law allows. It allows the correction of—

Ms Butler interjecting—

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