Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I indicate my support for this amendment. I believe that seven days would have had unintended consequences. For instance, it could have been a combination of circumstances of some people not knowing their rights and not being able to lodge a claim in time. The likelier longer term consequence would have been for people to jump the gun and issue proceedings to preserve their position whilst they got legal advice, and I think that would have clogged up the system. I did privately suggest, somewhat cheekily, to Senator Ludwig that maybe 15 would have been the magic number for the government in relation to this, but I support the amendment.