Senate debates
Thursday, 16 August 2007
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007; Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008
In Committee
3:59 pm
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
I am advised that, before the maximum penalty of 30 points or any penalty could be applied, the matter would have to go through a normal criminal court process to obtain a conviction, rather than the secretary being able to summarily impose 30 penalty points at his whim.
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