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
9:21 pm
Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source
We think opposition amendment (10) is unnecessary. The power of the minister to authorise a person or class of persons to enter or remain on Aboriginal land includes the power to revoke the authorisation. I am further informed that the situation now is that, if the land council has information that a person is of bad character, the land council should give that information to the minister and the minister can consider whether to revoke the authorisation. It is a given that, if there is unlawful behaviour, the matter should not really go through the minister; it should go to the police officers who can then deal with it.
Question negatived.
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