Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2017; In Committee
Mathias Cormann WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance
11:44 pm
This is actually directly addressed in the explanatory memorandum, under 'background':
A person will be taken to be experiencing a personal financial crisis if they have been subjected to domestic violence, incurred unavoidable or reasonable expenditure or in the circumstances prescribed by the Secretary in a legislative instrument.
There is obviously a level of discretion there that will enable the necessary flexibility to ensure appropriate personal or financial crisis circumstances and financial hardship are properly applied.
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