Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
Louise Pratt WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Environment and Water (Senate)
6:02 pm
Minister, I need to check my information with you. I have it noted that, under the current system, there are 72,000 financial penalties applied each year and that, under the proposed system, that will double, not have a slight increase.
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