Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025

Senator SHOEBRIDGE (New South Wales) (12:53): This is the most cryptic set of responses that you could imagine—'confident that the legislation has been drafted consistent with the advice that considered the constitutionality of it'. The very clear question is: is schedule 5 constitutional? The question isn't: have you considered advice that considered whether or not it was constitutional or done it in accordance with advice that considered whether or not it was constitutional?

The question is: is it constitutional?