Senate debates

Monday, 19 March 2018

Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee

9:24 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

You articulated earlier that there would be reviews. What will the review period be—yearly, six-monthly?

In terms of the consistency and fairness of the approach that's been taken by employment providers, particularly in the early phase when this is being implemented, how often will those reviews be undertaken? This is a significant change. I have to put it on the record that I get lots of complaints about employment providers—as you'll be aware, since I raise it quite frequently during estimates—and so there needs to be confidence that employment providers are applying this very different system appropriately, fairly and consistently.

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