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

I now move amendment (1) on sheet 8734 as it relates to exit criteria:

(1) Schedule 1, item 9, page 5 (lines to 1 to 19), omit subsection 124PHB(3), substitute:

Secretary ' s decision on application

(3) The Secretary may determine that the person is not a trial participant if the Secretary is satisfied that:

(a) the person can demonstrate reasonable and responsible management of the person's financial affairs; and

(b) the person satisfies any requirements determined in an instrument under subsection (6).

As I articulated in my second reading contribution, the Greens are deeply concerned about the exit criteria. I appreciate the answers to my questions that I received from the minister. However, we still remain very concerned about the broadness of the criteria and the way they may be interpreted. We believe that the process should focus on the participants' capacity to manage their finances, which is clearly something that is able to be documented, whereas many of those other criteria aren't. I commend the amendment to the Senate.

Question negatived.