Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I have a couple of questions that arise out of the amendment. As I understand the amendment and the minister's explanation of it, it actually envisages a parallel system in the Northern Territory for both the cashless debit card and the BasicsCard. Given the minister's comments about the additional costs of the BasicsCard—per year, from memory—I wonder if she can indicate to us the forward estimate cost of the dual system that is contemplated by the amendment.