Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that once a notification has been made by the education authorities—that is the primary action that is required—Centrelink can make a determination as to whether or not there is a reasonable explanation for the child’s absence from school. If the parent is unhappy with that explanation, the normal appeal provisions of the Social Security Act apply.