Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

There is a very clear reason why we will not be supporting this amendment—that is, that it is unnecessary. Senator Vanstone advised this chamber on 30 November 2006 that the government had accepted the recommendation of the Senate committee report and that policy guidelines would interpret the concept of ‘significant hardship’ broadly, to include social and cultural factors as well as economic considerations.