Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

It was identified as a gap in the powers available to government, and advice was provided by a number of agencies. I'm not in a position to talk about individual matters, but it was based on identification of a gap in or a lack of legislative response to a particular set of circumstances which are covered by the benefit restriction notices—that is, someone in receipt of income support being charged with committing a serious violent or sexual offence, who has an outstanding arrest warrant and is a threat to public safety.