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Inquiry into the administration of the Age Pension

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Status: Submissions Closed
Committee: Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
Submissions Close: 8 May 2026
Reporting Date: N/A
Number of Submissions: 10
Next Public Hearing: No upcoming hearings

Terms of Reference

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Committee will examine: - The Department of Social Services' and Services Australia's administration of the Age Pension with reference to:the effectiveness of oversight arrangementsprocesses for assessing applicant and recipient eligibilityarrangements to communicate and manage engagement with applicants and recipients. - the effectiveness of oversight arrangements - processes for assessing applicant and recipient eligibility - arrangements to communicate and manage engagement with applicants and recipients. - Any matters contained in and associated withAuditor-General Report No. 20 of 2025–26:Administration of the Age Pension The Committee invites submissions to the inquiry, addressing the terms of reference, by Friday, 8 May 2026. Committee SecretaryJoint Committee of Public Accounts and AuditPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600Phone:+61 2 6277 4615jcpaa@aph.gov.au

Committee Information

Type: Joint Committee

The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit is constituted by the Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951. The Committee initiates its own inquiries into public administration matters and can conduct inquiries into matters referred to it by either House of Parliament.

Committee Membership

Chair Mr Josh Burns MP Australian Labor Party · Macnamara VIC
Deputy Chair Hon Scott Buchholz MP Liberal National Party of Queensland · Wright QLD
Member Ms Mary Aldred MP Liberal Party of Australia · Monash VIC
Member Ms Carol Berry MP Australian Labor Party · Whitlam NSW
Member Senator Lisa Darmanin Australian Labor Party · VIC
Member Senator Richard Dowling Australian Labor Party · TAS
Member Ms Ali France MP Australian Labor Party · Dickson QLD
Member Senator Varun Ghosh Australian Labor Party · WA
Member Hon Ed Husic MP Australian Labor Party · Chifley NSW
Member Hon Barnaby Joyce MP One Nation · New England NSW
Member Ms Louise Miller-Frost MP Australian Labor Party · Boothby SA
Member Senator Matt O'Sullivan Liberal Party of Australia · WA
Member Senator Barbara Pocock Australian Greens · SA
Member Senator Dave Sharma Liberal Party of Australia · NSW
Member Ms Sally Sitou MP Australian Labor Party · Reid NSW
Member Mr Terry Young MP Liberal National Party of Queensland · Longman QLD
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