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

I am glad we have established that fact. Minister, I am going to put a scenario to you, and you can tell me whether it would be possible—I am not talking about what the intent is—under the bill. A non-government organisation—I should pick a mythical one rather than a specific one—is providing a community service. Community service organisation X is providing health services in a business management area. From my reading of this legislation, it would be subject to these provisions. In other words, the government could put observers on its board and take any asset. Even though the organisation is not funded by the government, under the provisions in this bill the government could take any of the organisation’s assets.