Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

I think it is incredibly important to place these questions in context and, as I was saying, the no-advantage test is incredibly important. Consistent with no advantage, just as people who are on Nauru and Manus Island do not receive work rights, people on bridging visas in Australia will also not have the right to work, and they will still be subject to potential future transfer to Nauru or Papua New Guinea at a date when increased capacity becomes available.

Prior to their release from detention, people granted bridging visas—even those subject to the no-advantage principle—undergo a needs assessment to determine their level of support in the community. People will then be provided with support under the Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme—