Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This kind of direct payment could be imposed. We would have to have good reason. There would have to be some evidence that it was required. I guess our workers expect that in the first instance when they are seeing somebody, that they are coming in and prepared to take some responsibility for themselves. Particularly if you have somebody who has embarked on a training program, in order to be able to get a job you would expect that there is enough responsibility there to ensure that the payments are going through. So the first instance, yes, the expectation is you are dealing with somebody who will make the payments. If that proves to be wrong, that can be changed and can be imposed, but we would have to see the evidence of it needing to be imposed.
Charles Dent on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 20th, 2007
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