Senate debates

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

In Committee

5:16 pm

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

Let us take Johnny, who has a concern. He obviously does not have to contact the minister directly. The minister does not have to go and do this firsthand. He contacts the department and the officials carry out the check, the interview and the conversation. There is no obligation on them to disclose to anyone in that community that Johnny has complained in whatever form. So that would be the process, followed by a recommendation to the minister.

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