Senate debates

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Questions without Notice

Consumer Lease Companies

2:26 pm

Photo of Marise PayneMarise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

I am very happy to address the 368th question without notice from the Labor opposition in this chamber, and the first from the shadow minister for human services on the portfolio human services. In relation to Centrepay and the question raised by the shadow minister, I repeat: we have worked over some period of time to better protect the recipients of Centrelink payments who are engaged with Centrepay undertakings. We have a number of agreements with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Energy Regulator, which particularly enabled Centrelink to exchange information about the businesses that participate in Centrepay. As well—

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