Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I am sorry, but there is a complication in that you said that where essential services are provided cross-compliance will not be required. Therefore, my question is: whether it is state or federal, who decides what an essential service is? Where it is decided a service is not an essential service if the Commonwealth provides it, the Commonwealth will therefore require this arrangement and cross-compliance. I am trying to nut this out. The government has made it very clear that these are voluntary arrangements. But, then again, it is saying that there will be cross-compliance required for services provided beyond what is essential. I am trying to find out what is essential, because those that are, therefore, are not voluntary.