Senate debates

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Bills

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

7:15 pm

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

As anticipated. We sought to amend schedule 15 to improve schedule 15. Those amendments have not been supported, hence we don't support schedule 15. As I've articulated on numerous occasions, we are deeply concerned that schedule 15 and the compliance framework as it stands is going to hurt those seeking employment. However, we do agree that there needs to be change; we just can't support the current, unamended schedule 15 as it stands, because it hasn't been amended to deal with some of the more grievous concerns.

The CHAIR: The question is that schedule 15 stand as printed.

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