Senate debates

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Motions

Pensions and Benefits

3:51 pm

Photo of Jonathon DuniamJonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The government has announced a further refinement of the income compliance program, which has already undergone a number of iterations and refinements since its inception. These changes will make the program more robust by requiring additional evidence when using income information to identify potential overpayments. This means we will no longer raise a debt where the only information we're relying on is our own averaging of ATO income information. Income compliance activities are not ceasing, and the department will still review payments for discrepancies.

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