Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, you said that communities have sought help in dealing with alcohol abuse—I have no doubt that this the case—but did any of the communities ask for these higher penalties? Is that something that came from Aboriginal communities themselves and Aboriginal leadership, or is it something that was determined by the government or the bureaucracy? If so, how many Aboriginal communities asked for higher penalties of the kind that you are introducing?