Michael Forshaw (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, promoted obviously as a result of this excellent report. This report of the committee, which was chaired by Senator Mason, was a damning indictment of the government’s management of the access card implementation. Does the minister agree with Senator Mason’s excellent report that the government’s rushed implementation of the access card makes achieving the central aim of reducing Medicare and welfare fraud difficult? Will the minister guarantee that the access card proposal will not be reintroduced without proper safeguards and transparent and meaningful debate within the Australian community?