The federal government’s Cashless Debit Card scheme, which would be extended to the Northern Territory and Queensland’s Cape York while also becoming permanent under proposed new legislation, could breach the Racial Discrimination Act, according to an analysis by the Law Council of Australia.
As the Coalition attempts to rush legislation that embeds the contentious income management program through the parliament the national professional body for lawyers, representing 16 state and territory societies and bar associations, has completed a new test of the policy’s legality.
