Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, Minister Gallagher. The Commonwealth Ombudsman found that in 2019 Services Australia became aware that its administration of child support was not compliant with the law, resulting in some parents who were legally entitled to child support not receiving it. The Ombudsman found that Services Australia made a deliberate decision not to apply the law as written and continued that practice for years. Minister, why was a government funded agency allowed to knowingly continue administering a program in breach of the law once that noncompliance had been identified?