Communities and Social Inclusion

259 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (27 September 2016). In reference to 2016-17 Budget Paper 4, Volume 1, page 95—what legal advice has been obtained by the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion and the minister regarding recovery of $1.202 million in overpayments in 2014-15?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

Any legal advice on any topic obtained by the department and the minister has legal professional privilege attached to it.