disability support pension to be reassessed, page-4

A widely respected general practitioner working in a disadvantaged part of Sydney tells how a 40-year-old patient came to see him seeking the doctor’s certification that he should receive a disability pension. The doctor undertook the necessary examination and found that the man was in good health. When he advised his patient, the patient responded: “Don’t worry; I’ll find a doctor who will help me.”

The GP saw his former patient some months later. He boasted that he was now in receipt of a disability pension. The doctor said: “I won’t report this to Centrelink. When I’ve done it in the past they have done nothing and admitted that they would be doing nothing. Worse, the unworthy pensioner was told of what I had done. We honest doctors know that it is not worth our while to tell Centrelink.”

http://www.cando.org.au/updates/562-disability-support-pensions