51. The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to:
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      (xxiiiA) The provision of maternity allowances, widows' pensions, child endowment, unemployment, pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, medical and dental services
(but not so as to authorise any form of civil conscription), benefits to students and family allowances:

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The Privacy Commission wrote to Centrelink seeking information on its collection of information published on
this website; www.centreflunk.com.
In its response to the Commisioner's Office, Centrelink have advised the following:

It has collected your website information for inclusion in your Centrelink file

Centrelink became aware of your website and the information published therein, through your reference to it in your interactions with Centrelink staff

Centrelink has statutory obligations under section 8 of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to deliver services "under the law in a fair, courteous, prompt and cost-efficient manner"

The collection of your information from the above-mentioned website is for the purpose of managing its delivery of services to you.

The information is necessary for the management of this ongoing relationship with you, as it gives a sense of what issues you have raised with Centrelink, and your past interactions with its staff.

It is Centrelink's intention to retain this information on your Centrelink file.

The Privacy Commissioner's Office intends to decline to investigate this matter under section 41 (1)(a) of the Act on the grounds that there does not appear to have been an interference with your privacy in this instance. "

Comments

Whilst you may wish to exercise your right to express your opinion, the Commonwealth does not accept that you may do so in the manner illustrated by the offensive webpage. Accordingly, Centrelink requires that you take immediate steps to remove the webpage from public access and that you do not again publish the webpage. Michael Will Sparke Helmore I'm glad others are speaking out here. Monika. Well I found this site rather randomly looking for something else via a search engine. It was a pleasant surprise... Silver. I'd done a bit of looking for something like this, but not found your site until now. Keep up the good work. BJames. THANKFULLY AT LEAST I AM RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW SOMETHING!! UNLIKE SOMEONE WE ALL KNOW!!! THIS SITE ROCKS!!!! THANKS GUYS thumbs_down. well well well, this site is just what the doctor ordered..yes guys,this system is rotten and doesnt fit in the values of this country. jean-paul. Centrelink, what a joke! Love your site, yes they are nothing but a bunch of Nazis who are out to destroy you and make you financially responsible for people not related to you, especially any boarders in your house. ltd. Get a lawyer and nail the bastards! Big Mick. Its good to see people using the net to express dissent at the opression of job seekers in this country. Bx. Love the site. I've been jerked around and met with incomprehensible incompetence almost every time I have anything to do with centrelink. Why are we not free to voice true stories? Paul. They need to be pulled down a peg or two so keep going Jason Franklin. Yes, it is deeply ironic that "Centrelink" is saying that they are not NAZIS and therefore demand that NAZI action is taken against those that satire or parody them. The comments and threats made by Centrelink could not be more objectionable, and hopefully will be completely ignored. Twilight. Congrats on a great site. I've recently been having issues with Mr. C myself. It's great to see that others aren't willing to just sit back and take their crap! Keep up the great work. Simon. I actually work at this fucking shithole as a programmer in Canberra. I can tell you, the federal government retains so much fucking information about the public at large, that quite frankly, it is frightening. Anonymous. I have just discovered your website - well done, it is truly excellent. They are a bunch of incompetent arseholes who truly think the payments people get is out of their own pay packet. Jess. A site like this is needed as you can not challange a Govt department. Trevor. It is just Dandy to read all the Centreflunk News. What a source of Information! What a true representation of the Facts! What Social Inclusion and Help you Guys and Girls give! TASMANIAN DEVIL. Terrific, Accurate, Factual and Entertaining site, A Laugh and a Half! luke skywalker. Needed to vent after all my issues with centrelink this week and this seemed like a good place to do it. tana. Thanks for creating a site that highlights there are many different viewpoints to the fiasco that is Centrelink. Yeh, Right..... The most unfair and discriminating department in Australia. The less you have the worst it gets. Shame on you Australia. Christel. Not only have i been screwed over but they rarely apologise. Joe Stojsic.