Senate debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
9:49 am
Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source
I'm instructed that, because these women are actually living overseas, the complexity is due to a number of international agreements that Australia is party to, and it would very much add to or create additional complexity to the system which we're streamlining. It would actually be contrary to the intent of the welfare reform bill.
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