Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

This is an area where we cannot just set and forget. There have to be changes in those initiatives and strategies as time progresses, particularly in those areas where the statistics are showing that we are not getting the same sorts of results as we are in those places that are improving. I would like to thank the APY lands education advisory committee, who were kind enough to spend some time with me and provide some advice about the school attendance officers and the levels of support that they may need in a couple of areas. I listened to them and am going to consider what more can be done to improve school attendance throughout the lands. They have asked for heavier duty compliance over particular areas and this will be taken into consideration. We understand that it is now a small number of families that are involved, and I would take this opportunity to thank the committee for that advice. We will be making some announcements in that regard in the next coming months.