Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister: The government's social security law guide, which was released on 10 February this year, states:

Australian Government employees have a duty of care to the public when performing their duties.

But government lawyers, on 14 February this year, stated, in the robodebt class action, that the policy is that the government does not owe Centrelink recipients a duty of care. Prime Minister, does the government owe a duty of care to Centrelink recipients?

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