
Amanda Rishworth on strengthening the safety net
Australian Politics
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The Commonwealth Ombudsman's Cleanup of Income Affiliation
There's a cleanup going on in relation to income apportionment, which the Commonwealth ombudsman found was an incorrect interpretation of social security law. There is some conflicting legal advice around the resolution and the interpretation of if you can't use this method called apportionment. What method do you use? So there is some legal issues to be confirmed but what I've been really clear is I want to see the legal questions resolved as soon as possible. It's a very complex issue and a very complex legal interpretation but I've tried to do it the best I can.
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