Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
Michaelia Cash WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation
9:20 pm
I am advised that there are exemptions for people with exceptional circumstances, and, if a jobseeker does reach the penalty phase and again fails to meet their requirements, no penalty will be applied if they have a reasonable excuse for their failure. As is currently the case, all financial penalty decisions will be made by the Department of Human Services, not by providers. Jobseekers will continue to be able to appeal against financial penalties, first to a Centrelink-authorised review officer and then, if they continue to dispute, to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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