Senate debates

Wednesday, 14 September 2016

Questions without Notice

Child Sexual Abuse

2:35 pm

Photo of Skye Kakoschke-MooreSkye Kakoschke-Moore (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Hansard source

The DVA has stated in Senate estimates that it will not search any of its own files for information which could assist victims of abuse to establish their entitlement to benefits because it would be onerous for the department to search all of its files. The department does not deny that there is likely to be relevant information in its files. Will the government direct DVA to carry out a targeted analysis of files to establish what patterns of alleged abuse can be identified?

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