Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the senator for the supplementary question. We will also be appointing administrators to these communities to assist in the governance of the communities. We are making broad based reforms. This is all about how the Commonwealth can assist in this emergency. On one of the most important issues and incentives required in this, we are formally referring the issues that were highlighted in this report and others to the Australian Crime Commission for investigation. It is a great tragedy in the eyes of every Australian that we get newspaper reports and we get the Little children are sacred report that identifies 45 communities across Australia and we know that there are paedophiles working within those communities. The frustration of it is that everybody knows it reflects the Australian view that these perpetrators need to be brought to justice. That is why all of these matters will be referred directly to the Australian Crime Commission.