Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Again, Senator Siewert, this was canvassed, in detail, by yourself and the departmental officials at Senate estimates. What the departmental officials took you through was the process that is undertaken before a person exits the system. That process involves a number of steps along the way to ensure that, at all times, if there is a barrier to discharging your mutual obligation that this is taken care of, and if your job plan needs to be adjusted accordingly, it can be. Senator Siewert, you'll also recall, the department stated to you that jobseekers whose payments are cancelled are able to reapply for income support at any time, and, once they are recommenced, they will receive services and income support as usual. Again, the targeted compliance framework has made it—