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
11:38 am
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
I note the ongoing general interest in Indigenous affairs of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, and I am more than happy to provide a briefing to him on those matters. In the interests of process: the legislation that we are discussing at the moment does not deal with those matters. I am not trying to get around the question, but at the moment we are considering the Democrats amendment, which does not deal with that. I think it may be useful if we can provide a briefing from the department on exactly where we are up to on the ABA and any processes associated with that.
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