Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

To a certain extent, I take your point. My concern is very much about the issues that are happening right now and how we can ensure that in the interim there are actions taken to ensure that advocates can do their job, particularly in light of what we're hearing coming out of the royal commission. It's not fair to make people wait for the next 18 months. I know the royal commission is going to take time; I'm not having a go at that at all. What I'm saying is people need protection now, not in 18 months time.

The Carnell-Paterson review found the commission should have a systemic advocacy function, and this was highlighted previously when the commission was first set up. As this isn't being addressed in this bill, has the government got plans to actually address the systemic advocacy point?