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The Utilitarian Attitude of the Australian Public Service
The public service doesn't have that as a philosophical framework. Most people in treasury would certainly start with a utilitarian indeed even welfare perspective. I think that there is a case for an exceptional circumstances maybe, but these exceptional circumstances are always present of improving the circumstances of the most disadvantaged in society. But I wouldn't want to constrain my thinking to possible policy interventions that had to satisfy that test.