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
10:36 am
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
The Constitution applies to any action of the Commonwealth, wherever you may be in Australia and whatever your ethnicity. The Constitution requires that compensation is payable on ‘just terms’, and that is exactly what will apply.
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