Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

and I will answer the issue. What I would say to you—and, if I can just clarify, I'm advised that the information I provided just now was, in fact, information from the Minister for Social Services's portfolio. I'm advised, as I said, that income management hasn't changed in the Northern Territory and the same rules currently apply as have existed since 2007. The Northern Territory government has the ability to refer adults to income management if there are child protection concerns and can refer someone to income management where there are concerns for the care, protection and welfare of the child. Importantly this could include neglect. People under the child protection measure have 70 per cent of their payments quarantined. We're working with them closely in relation to that referral process.