Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
Rachel Siewert WA, Australian Greens
9:42 pm
I've got a number of questions arising from that answer. I understood what you said earlier, in terms of the reassessment process through the first two sets of penalties, as being as they apply. If a vulnerability is established during that process, would that mean that the penalty, whether it's one week or two weeks, wouldn't apply? How will that be handled if there's a reassessment during that time? As I said, many vulnerabilities go unreported for a variety of reasons, including issues around stigma and not having the confidence that they'll be believed.
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