Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

I just want to provide some additional information as well. I want to make it clear that the person making a request does not need to be a representative or an official of a community organisation. It can be a person living in the prescribed area who makes a request on behalf of an Aboriginal person in that area. I just wanted to add that to clarify the process. The communities will be made aware, by the local business manager, if this new process is put in place as a consequence of the legislation, and there will obviously be ongoing monitoring of what actions flow as a consequence of the change in the legislation and any requests made by any individuals under the new provisions of the act in respect of R18+. So that will be the process. Beyond that and beyond what would be the normal and, I am sure, diligent oversight of the implementation of this by the department and the minister, there is nothing specifically proposed at this point in time.