Senate debates Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008
In Committee
Nick Sherry Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law
5:20 pm
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.
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