Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

As we know, the current income compliance program started on 29 June 2011 and has continued from that day. Refinements have been made to that program since that time. The refinement that was made last week has strengthened the program whereby debts raised solely based on income matching will now require greater proof points.

Before the election the member for Maribyrnong made it very clear in his interview on 9 May:

We want to make sure that people aren't receiving welfare to which they're not entitled to. And no one gets a leave pass on that.

The member for Maribyrnong said that. This government agrees 100 per cent with the former Leader of the Opposition that no-one gets a leave pass—no-one at all. We have an absolute legal responsibility to collect debts owed to the Commonwealth. The refinement that has now been made—

Ms Burney interjecting—

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