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

The issue that you talk about, which is covered by the Ombudsman report, dates back a number of years. Certainly, since I have taken the portfolio on, I have tried to coordinate and pull together all of the areas where there are concerns around the law and compliance with the law. I know Services Australia takes the Ombudsman's recommendations very seriously and is working to implement all of those recommendations. I am advised that all the recommendations will be implemented by the end of January.

There are further legislative amendments that I alluded to in my last answer that need to be prioritised and are being prioritised by the government, giving the relevant status to get those amendments in and before the parliament as soon as possible. But it is a big piece of work that we need to get done, and I imagine, as we continue, there will be other issues identified that get added to this coordination approach to deal with it. (Time expired)