Senate debates

Thursday, 16 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

11:43 pm

Photo of Nigel ScullionNigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

You raise a very important and a very good point. It is for that reason, and follows that acknowledgement, that we are committed to working with the state and territory jurisdictions to assess, first of all, the current recording mechanism and to ensure that, with any mechanism for recording or capacity to comply, we work with the state and territory governments to ensure that that capacity actually exists.

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