Ms O'Byrne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Services, upon notice, on 3 March 2003:

How many recipients of the Family Tax and Child Care benefit in the electoral division of Bass received letters of debt notification in relation to overpayment of those benefits in (a) 2001-2002 and (b) 2002-2003 in the postcode areas of (i) 7248, (ii) 7249, (iii) 7250, (iv) 7252, (v) 7253, (vi) 7254, (vii) 7255, (viii) 7257, (ix) 7258, (x) 7259, (xi) 7260, (xii) 7261, (xiii) 7262, (xiv) 7263, (xv) 7264, (xvi) 7265, (xvii) 7267, (xviii) 7268, (xix) 7277 and (xx) 7212.

Mr Anthony (Minister for Children and Youth Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(a) In 2001-2002, 3,716 customers in the electoral division of Bass incurred an overpayment of Family Tax Benefit as an outcome of the reconciliation process. 460 customers incurred an overpayment of Child Care Benefit. A list of the required postcodes is below.

NOTE: Figures represented with <20 are not provided to protect the privacy of these customers.

(b) The 2002-2003 reconciliation process will not commence until 1 July 2003, therefore it is not possible to provide this information until after that date.