Senate debates
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008
In Committee
6:29 pm
Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
That helps to clarify it. I will come back to it. Under the definition of a community services entity, it says:
(d) any other person or entity:
(i) that performs functions or provides services in a business management area; and
(ii) that is specified by the Minister ...
My understanding of that definition is that the minister can prescribe ‘any other person or entity’. The minister could, by legislative instrument, prescribe one of those organisations as meeting that criteria. Is that correct?
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