Senate debates

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading

6:05 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to clarify—are the government amendments all being moved together?

The CHAIR: That's right, but they'll be split into parts 1 and 2. I'll put the question on part 1 unless someone wishes to speak.

I have a series of questions that I would like to ask the government about a number of the schedules. As we know, there are a lot of schedules in this bill. I figure it's better to get them done now, and then we'll go through the specific amendments. I want to ask a few questions about the compliance framework, which is schedule 15. First off, I want to ask about the four weeks—once they go through the seven-point process and they end up with a four-week cancellation, it's my understanding that people won't have to reapply for the income support payment that they're on.

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