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

12:52 pm

Photo of Bob BrownBob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The minister said that the parliament will not have an overview of that. That has been taken away by the government in this legislation. The minister gets the power, and the parliament is sidelined. But the important matter that Senator Milne is asking about is: does this application of a filter requirement apply to the whole of the Commonwealth Public Service?

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