Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

You have veterans receiving part-payment disability pension for whatever reason from Centrelink and receiving payment from DVA. Where does it leave them? Are they going to be put on the cashless debit card? I will give you the ones from the trial site over the next week, but I also understand how this card is going to work. When I joined it five years ago—they won't tell you this, but I will—the reason they have this card is that eventually it's going to go across the country. That is the big picture. I know that. These veterans, they show they have served. I'm asking you if they can be removed from the card. There has got to be a simpler way. It shouldn't have to come from me. Remove the rigmarole, send you a letter and do the rest. Can you please put an exemption so that if they can show they have served with their service record they are to be removed immediately?