Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings, No. 71, 17 August 2017, p. 1004.

[2]        Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017, Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[3]        Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[4]        Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[5]        Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015, 12 October 2015.

[6]        Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015 (debit card trial bill), Explanatory memorandum, p. 4.

[7]        Debit card trial bill, Explanatory memorandum, pp. 2-3.

[8]        Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 s 124PC.

[9]        Debit card trial bill, Explanatory memorandum, p. 4.

[10]      Department of Social Services, Cashless Debit Card Trial - Evaluation reports, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-trial-evaluation-reports (accessed 20 November 2017).

[11]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, 'Evaluation finds "considerable positive impact" from cashless debit card trial', Media release, 1 September 2017.

[12]      Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[13]      The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, 'Cashless Welfare Card for WA Goldfields', Media release, 1 September 2017.

[14]      Department of Social Services, Cashless Debit Card – Goldfields, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-goldfields (accessed 20 November 2017).

[15]      Ms Jill Dwyer, Shire President, Shire of Menzies, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 10.

[16]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, 'Cashless Welfare Card for Bundaberg/Hervey Bay', Media release, 21 September 2017.

[17]      Department of Social Services, Hinkler – Cashless Debit Card, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-overview/hinkler-cashless-debit-card (accessed 20 November 2017).

[18]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[19]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 25.

[20]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, pp. 25-26.

[21]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 10 of 2017, 6 September 2017, p. 26.

[22]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 12 of 2017, 18 October 2017, p. 139.

[23]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 12 of 2017, 18 October 2017, p. 139.

[24]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Scrutiny Digest No. 12 of 2017, 18 October 2017, p. 139.

[25]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR), Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, p. 34. See also: PJCHR, Twenty-seventh report of the 44^th Parliament, 8 September 2015, pp. 20-29; PJCHR, Thirty-first report of the 44th Parliament, 24 November 2015, pp. 21-36; PJCHR, Eleventh Report of 2013: Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 and related legislation, 27 June 2013; and PJCHR, 2016 Review of Stronger Futures measures, 16 March 2016.

[26]      PJCHR, Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, p. 35.

[27]      PJCHR, Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, p. 36. See also: PJCHR, Thirty-first report of the 44th Parliament, 24 November 2015, p. 27.

[28]      PJCHR, Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, p. 38.

[29]      PJCHR, Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, pp. 39-40.

[30]      PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, p. 126.

[31]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, pp. 252-256.

[32]      PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, p. 137.

[33]      Journals of the Senate, No. 55, 17 August 2017, p. 1756.

[34]      Journals of the Senate, No. 68, 13 November 2017, p. 2190; Journals of the Senate, No. 72, 27 November 2017, p. 2282.

[35]      See: Community Affairs Legislation Committee, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/CashlessDebitCard (accessed 16 November 2017).

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        See, for example: The Minderoo Foun dation, Submission 5; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission 9; PeakCare Queensland, Submission 32; Cape York Institute, Submission 40; UnitingCare Australia, Submission 44; UNICEF Australia, Submission 51; Ms Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Submission 54; Wyndham Advisory Group, Submission 111.

[2]        Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 1].

[3]        Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[4]        Mr John Bowler, Mayor, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 1.

[5]        Mr Bowler, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 1.

[6]        Mr Bowler, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 2.

[7]        Mr Patrick Hill, President, Shire of Laverton, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 7.

[8]        Mr Malcolm Cullen, President, Shire of Coolgardie, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 8.

[9]        Mrs Betty Logan, Councillor, Shire of Coolgardie, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 11.

[10]      Mr James (Jim) Epis, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Leonora, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, pp. 8-9.

[11]      Shire of Menzies, answers to questions on notice, 12 October 2017 (received 31 October 2017) [pp. 3-4].

[12]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[13]      Ms Barbara Bennett, Deputy Secretary, Families and Communities, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 68. See also: Department of Social Services, Hinkler – Cashless Debit Card, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-overview/hinkler-cashless-debit-card (accessed 28 November 2017).

[14]      Department of Social Services, Hinkler – Cashless Debit Card, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-overview/hinkler-cashless-debit-card (accessed 28 November 2017).

[15]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare, Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 77.

[16]      Department of Social Services, Hinkler – Cashless Debit Card, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-overview/hinkler-cashless-debit-card (accessed 28 November 2017).

[17]      Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015, 12 October 2015, pp. 6-9.

[18]      Mr Michael Haynes, Chief Executive Officer, Ceduna Aboriginal Corporation, Committee Hansard, 11 September 2015, p. 31.

[19]      Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015, District Council of Ceduna, Submission 1, p. 4.

[20]      Inquiry into the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015, Wunan Foundation, Submission 10, pp. 1-2.

[21]      Mr Desmond Hill, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 44.

[22]      Councillor Allan Suter, Mayor, District Council of Ceduna, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 25.

[23]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[24]      Carers' Australia, Submission 29, p. 3. See also: Dr Janet Hunt, Submission 47, Attachment 1, p. 6.

[25]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, p. 65.

[26]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, p. 43.

[27]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[28]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, p. 61.

[29]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, pp. 289, 299.

[30]      Superintendent Allan Adams, District Superintendent, Kimberley Police District, Western Australia Police Force, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 57. See also: Ms Michelle Nelson-Cox, Chairperson, Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, pp. 22, 26; Mr William (Bill) McKenzie, Executive Member, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 40.

[31]      Superintendent Allan Adams, Western Australia Police Force, answers to questions on notice, 12 October 2017 (received 1 November 2017), p. 4.

[32]      Superintendent Allan Adams, Western Australia Police Force, answers to questions on notice, 12 October 2017 (received 1 November 2017), p. 3.

[33]      Councillor Allan Suter, Mayor, District Council of Ceduna, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 3 November 2017), p. 1.

[34]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[35]      See, for example: MG Corporation, Submission 6, pp. 3-4; Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Submission 39, pp. 5-6; National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Submission 42, pp. 6-7; Dr Elise Klein, Submission 48, pp. 4-7; Kimberley Land Council, Submission 71, [pp. 3-4].

[36]      Dr Janet Hunt, Submission 47, [p. 3].

[37]      Dr Janet Hunt, Submission 47, [p. 2]. Dr Hunt noted that ORIMA Research may not have been contracted to undertake a baseline data survey.

[38]      Dr Janet Hunt, Submission 47, Attachment 1, p. 2.

[39]      Professor Eva Cox, Submission 49, p. 7. See also: Eva Cox, 'Much of the data used to justify the welfare card is flawed', The Guardian, 7 September 2017, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/07/much-of-the-data-used-to-justify-the-welfare-card-is-flawed (accessed 28 November 2017).

[40]      Dr Janet Hunt, Submission 47, [p. 5].

[41]      Dr Tim Reddel, Group Manager, Policy Office, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 69.

[42]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, p. 9.

[43]      Department of Social Services, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 28 November 2017), [p. 4].

[44]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, House of Representatives Hansard, 17 August 2017, p. 8838.

[45]      See, for example: Goldfields Land and Sea Council, Submission 22; National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 25; Law Council of Australia, Submission 37; UNICEF Australia, Submission 51; Dr Shelley Bielefeld, Submission 55; St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, Submission 163.

[46]      MG Corporation, Submission 6, p. 2.

[47]      Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Submission 21, [p. 2]; Attachment 1, p. 3.

[48]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[49]      Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Consultations in Ceduna and East Kimberley, tabled 11 September 2015.

[50]      Councillor Allan Suter, Mayor, District Council of Ceduna, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 28.

[51]      Department of Social Services, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 13 November 2017) [p. 14].

[52]      Ms Barbara Bennett, Deputy Secretary, Families and Communities, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 68.

[53]      See, for example: Name withheld, Submission 2; Name withheld, Submission 17; Name withheld, Submission 70; Name withheld, Submission 95; Name withheld, Submission 108.

[54]      Mr Linden Brownley, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 29.

[55]      Mr Brian Champion, Deputy Chairperson, Goldfields Aboriginal Reference Group, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal Community Residents' Group, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 32.

[56]      Mr Dion Meredith, Member, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal Community Residents' Group, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 33.

[57]      Miss Sharon Feerick, Opening statement from 2 November 2017 Canberra public hearing, received 3 November 2017, p. 2.

[58]      Ms Kathryn Wilkes, Admin, No Cashless Debit Card Hinkler Region; and Admin, Say No Cashless Welfare Debit Card Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 65.

[59]      Law Council of Australia, Submission 37, p. 7.

[60]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[61]      Department of Social Services, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 13 November 2017) [pp. 2-8].

[62]      Shire of Leonora, answers to questions on notice, 12 October 2017 (received 15 November 2017); Shire of Coolgardie, answers to questions on notice, 12 October 2017 (received 24 November 2017).

[63]      Department of Social Services, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 13 November 2017) [pp. 9-13].

[64]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare, Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, p. 72.

[65]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare, Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 72.

[66]      Mr Tristan Reed, Branch Manager, Welfare, Quarantining and Gambling, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 72.

[67]      Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 72.

[68]      ORIMA Research, Cashless Debit Card Trial Evaluation: Final Evaluation Report, August 2017, p. 3.

[69]      Department of Social Services, Cashless Debit Card –Overview, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programmes-services/welfare-conditionality/cashless-debit-card-overview (accessed 26 November 2017).

[70]      Department of Social Services, Cashless Debit Card – Goldfields, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-goldfields (accessed 26 November 2017).

[71]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[72]      Don Arthur, BasicsCard and Cashless Debit Card: What's the difference?, 23 June 2017, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2017/June/BasicsCard_and_Cashless_Debit_Card (accessed 26 November 2017).

[73]      Indue, Merchants, https://indue.com.au/dct/merchants/ (accessed 26 November 2017).

[74]      See, for example: Australian Hotels Association Western Australia, Submission 4; Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Submission 36; UnitingCare Australia, Submission 44; Say No To The Cashless Welfare Card Australia - Hinkler Region, Submission 57; Name withheld, Submission 61; Name withheld, Submission 70; Name withheld, Submission 104; Name withheld, Submission 109; Name withheld, Submission 112; Name withheld, Submission 124.

[75]      St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, Submission 163, p. 16.

[76]      Australian Hotels Association Western Australia, Submission 4, p. 4.

[77]      The Minderoo Foundation, Submission 5, p. 7.

[78]      Australian Bankers' Association Inc, Submission 35, p. 1.

[79]      See, for example: Name withheld, Submission 2; Name withheld, Submission 16; Name withheld, Submission 78; Name withheld, Submission 83; Name withheld, Submission 94; Name withheld, Submission 105; Name withheld, Submission 107, Name withheld, Submission 125; Name withheld, Submission 134; Name withheld, Submission 144.

[80]      Name withheld, Submission 102, [p. 4].

[81]      National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Submission 42, p. 5.

[82]      Dr Elise Klein, Lecturer, Development Studies, University of Melbourne, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 31.

[83]      Mr Ian Trust, Executive Director, Wunan Foundation, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 65.

[84]      Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2017, p. 97.

[85]      Correspondence between Miss Sharon Feerick and Department of Social Services, from Miss Jennifer Cameron and Miss Sharon Feerick, received 3 November 2017, [pp. 2-3].

[86]      Department of Social Services, Submission 8¸ [p. 1].

[87]      Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Submission 56, [p. 2].

[88]      RANZCP, Submission 56, [p. 2].

[89]      Ms Michelle Nelson-Cox, Chairperson, Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 23.

[90]      The Minderoo Foundation, Submission 5, p. 8.

[91]      Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 75.

[92]      Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 75.

[93]      Department of Social Services, Cashless Debit Card – Goldfields, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-goldfields (accessed 28 November 2017).

[94]      Dr Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 75.

[95]      Department of Social Services, Hinkler – Cashless Debit Card, https://www.dss.gov.au/families-and-children/programs-services/welfare-quarantining/cashless-debit-card-overview/hinkler-cashless-debit-card (accessed 28 November 2017).

[96]      Department of Social Services, answers to questions on notice, 2 November 2017 (received 13 November 2017) [p. 18].

[97]      Statement of compatibility, p. 1.

[98]      Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR), Report 9 of 2017, 5 September 2017, pp. 36-37.

[99]      See, for example: National Social Security Rights Network, Submission 25; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30; ME/CFS Organisations, Submission 33; Law Council of Australia, Submission 37; UNICEF Australia, Submission 51; Dr Shelley Bielefeld, Submission 55; St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, Submission 163.

[100]    Mr Darren Dick, Director, Policy and Programs, Australian Human Rights Commission, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 12.

[101]    National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Submission 42, p. 7.

[102]    Reconciliation Australia, Submission 38, [pp. 7-8]. See also: PJCHR, 2016 Review of Stronger Future measures, 16 March 2016, p. 61.

[103]    Law Council of Australia, Submission 37, p. 11. See also: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Submission 21, [p. 5]; Queensland Advocacy Incorporated, Submission 36, p. 3; Reconciliation Australia, Submission 38, [p. 8]; ACOSS, Submission 39, p. 3; Professor John Altman, Submission 53, p. 4.

[104]    Councillor Allan Suter, Mayor, District Council of Ceduna, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 25.

[105]    The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR, [p. 4]. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, p. 255.

[106]    Ms Roslyn Baxter, Group Manager, Families Group, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 71.

[107]    The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR, [p. 3]. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, p. 254.

[108]    The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR, [pp. 3-4]. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, pp. 254-255.

[109]    See, for example: Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30, p. 2; Law Council of Australia, Submission 37, p. 17; Dr Shelley Bielefeld, Submission 55, pp. 17-18; St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, Submission 163, pp. 19-20.

[110]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30, p. 2.

[111]    Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30, pp. 2-3.

[112]    The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR, [p. 3]. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, p. 254.

[113]    Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[114]    Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[115]    See, for example: Western Australian Council of Social, Submission 7, [p. 3]; ACOSS, Submission 39, p. 4; Goldfields Land and Sea Council, Submission 22, p. 2; Law Council of Australia, Submission 37, p. 19; Professor Eva Cox, Submission 49, p. 1.

[116]    Western Australian Council of Social, Submission 7, [p. 3].

[117]    Goldfields Land and Sea Council, Submission 22, p. 2.

[118]    Mr Graeme Edgerton, Deputy Director, Legal Section, Australian Human Rights Commission, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 13.

[119]    Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[120]    The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, correspondence to PJCHR, [p. 3]. See: PJCHR, Report 11 of 2017, 17 October 2017, Appendix 3 – Correspondence, p. 254.

[121]    Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[122]    Department of Social Services, Submission 8, [p. 4].

Australian Labor Party Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        Mr Brian Champion, Goldfields Aboriginal Reference Group and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal Community Residents Group, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 32.

[2]        Mr Linden Brownley, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 32.

[3]        Mr Dion Meredith, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Aboriginal Community, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 33.

[4]        Miss Ada Hanson, Australian Red Cross, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 33.

[5]        Mr Trevor Donaldson, Goldfield Land and Sea Council, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 49.

[6]        Ms Leanne Donaldson, then Member for Bundaberg, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 39.

[7]        Ms Jennifer Mason, Gidarjil Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 41.

[8]        Ms Kathryn Wilkes, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 60.

[9]        Dr Janet Hunt, Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 1.

[10]      Dr Janet Hunt, Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 1.

[11]      Dr Janet Hunt, Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 7.

[12]      Superintendent Allan Adams, Kimberley Police District, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 57.

[13]      Ms Michelle Nelson-Cox, Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 22.

[14]      Superintendent Allan Adams, Kimberley Police District, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 58.

[15]      Ms Michelle Nelson-Cox, Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 26.

[16]      Superintendent Allan Adams, Kimberley Police District, Evidence provided to the Senate Committee, Thursday 12 October 2017, Hansard, p. 56.

[17]      Superintended Allan Adams, Kimberley Police District, Evidence provided to the Senate Committee, Thursday 12 October 2017, Hansard, p. 58.

[18]      Superintended Allan Adams, Kimberley Police District, Evidence provided to the Senate Committee, Thursday 12 October 2017, Hansard, p. 57.

[19]      Denise Karagiannis, Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Corporation, Evidence provided to the Senate Committee, Thursday 12 October 2017, Hansard, p. 22.

[20]      Fr Frank Brennan, Catholic Social Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 3.

[21]      Ms Zell Dodd, Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Services Corporation, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 21.

[22]      Ms Zell Dodd, Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Services Corporation, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 22.

[23]      Ms Zell Dodd, Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Health Services Corporation, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2017, p. 22.

[24]      Ms Roslyn Baxter, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 81.

[25]      Mr Tristan Reed, Department of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 82.

Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens

[1]        WACOSS, Submission 7, p. 4.

[2]        Reconciliation Australia, Submission 38, p. 3. 

[3]        J Rob Bray, Matthew Gray, Kelly Hand and Ilan Katz, Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: Final Evaluation Report, September 2014.

[4]        J Rob Bray, Matthew Gray, Kelly Hand and Ilan Katz, Evaluating New Income Management in the Northern Territory: Final Evaluation Report, September 2014, pp. xxi-xxii.

[5]        Mr J Rob Bray, Australian National University, Committee Hansard, 11 September 2015, p. 6.

[6]        ACOSS, Submission 39, p. 10.

[7]        Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p.16.

[8]        Ms Hatfield, Catholic Social Services Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 6.

[9]        Dr Klein, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 32.

[10]      Ms Donaldson, Member for Bundaberg, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 39-41.

[11]      Ms Mason, Gidarjil Development Corporation, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 42.

[12]      Ms McLeod, President, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 12.

[13]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30, p. 2.

[14]      Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission 30, p. 3.

[15]      Mr Garstone, Kimberley Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 18.

[16]      ACOSS, Submission 39, p. 6.

[17]      ACOSS, Submission 39, p. 7.

[18]      Dr Janet Hunt, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 2.

[19]      Dr Klein, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 33.

[20]      Mr Garstone, Kimberley Land Council, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 18.

[21]      Mr Little, National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Committee Hansard, 2 November 2017, p. 20.

[22]      Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Submission 56, p. 2.

[23]      Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Submission 56, p. 2.