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
10:15 am
Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
I want to explore very briefly the process for extending this beyond the Northern Territory. The questions I was asking you before were dealing specifically with the Northern Territory. Now I want to explore how it is going to roll out across the rest of Australia. Is it anticipated that, because it is obviously different in the rest of Australia, you would have a relationship with some major retail stores to facilitate the voucher system or the process? Would people have to go and shop in specific shops—or whatever system you come up with—to be able to use the money that is in their account that has been quarantined?
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