Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party) | Hansard source

Life certificates or proof-of-life requests are commonly used for pension eligibility confirmation by European countries—for example, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Italy—and in some countries they have been in use for more than a decade. Some countries request these certificates annually or biannually. These countries do not restrict their processes to a particular age group. This government is committed to maintaining a welfare system that is fair and sustainable, and the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Overseas Welfare Recipients Integrity Program) Bill 2019 strengthens the integrity of the welfare system in Australia.