Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Gippsland East electorate

Tim BULL (Gippsland East) (14:46): (842) My constituency question is to the Treasurer in this National Carers Week, and the information I seek is whether he has any reforms planned for the State Revenue Office to assist those with a disability accessing their land tax exemptions. Last week we had the mother of an adult daughter contact my office saying she has been forced to yet again prove her daughter’s disability to the SRO to gain a land tax exemption. Despite her daughter having been in receipt of an NDIS package for quite some time and having a recognised disability signed off by various agencies for quite some time, the SRO demanded another doctor’s letter, which had to be accessed by booking a double appointment in this time of doctor shortages. This delay has meant she missed the deadline for her appeal, meaning that she has got to pay up-front in the hope of getting it back down the track, which is money she cannot afford. The system needs reform, and I ask the Treasurer if he has any plans to do that.