Senate debates

Monday, 15 February 2021

Bills

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2020; In Committee

8:31 pm

Photo of Rex PatrickRex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I want to get a feel for the time line in respect of the review. I say this having just over the last couple of days got a return on an FOI about the National Archives review. I note it was commenced in April 2019, it was provided to the minister in February 2020 and it's still not public. I listened to what you said. You suggest that these amendments might be premature, but I will of course give much stronger consideration to supporting Labor's amendments or at least some of the amendments if indeed any legislation that's likely to remedy or deal with some of these issues is in fact two years away. I'm just trying to get a feel. You're going to get the review at some stage in the next couple of weeks. I wonder how long you're anticipating considering the review. If you could give a time line—best endeavours. I want to get a feel for that please, Minister.

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