QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (14:20): Again, Senator Allman-Payne, if there's anything that I can obtain for you that specifically goes to the question, I'll do so, but the issues that you're asking about generally around the Targeted Compliance Framework first came to attention when I held the role of Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations.

At the time, the department initiated a review of the system that I think was undertaken by Deloitte. It did make recommendations about changes that should be made, and, to the best of my knowledge, the department is in the process of implementing those. Of course, our government does not support those receiving social security payments being unlawfully deprived of what they are entitled to.

That's, of course, not something that any government should support. I know that action has been taken by the department in order to do so. I think you did seek or refer to a particular number, and that's the matter that I'll need to come back to you on, if I'm in a position to provide any information.

The PRESIDENT: Senator Allman-Payne, second supplementary?