Senate debates

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Bills

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017; In Committee

1:09 pm

Photo of Jacqui LambieJacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

We have seen in the past, when it comes to veterans affairs legislation, a lot of unintended consequences because of the legislation that is supposedly supposed to be a good thing for veterans, which it certainly has not been. I could go through them if you want, but we won't do that. But both the major parties are just as much to blame here. What you do is simply say, 'Oh well, okay. Too bad,' but you don't go in and fix it, even though there are unintended consequences because of it. So I simply want to know this: do you have an action plan for the Henry VIII clause if it has unintended consequences, and, if so, what is it?

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