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View the report as a single document - (PDF 221KB)

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Members of the Committee	(PDF 14KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 11KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 11KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 16KB)
Purpose of the Bill Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgement Note on references
Chapter 2 - Background and overview of the Bill	(PDF 51KB)
Background Main provisions of the Bill
Chapter 3 - Key issues	(PDF 128KB)
Introduction Legal and moral rationales for compensation Implications of the Federal Government's apology Compensation as a preferable alternative to litigation Appropriate method and amount of compensation payment Appropriate recipients of compensation Importance of holistic reparations measures Relevant international and domestic models Jurisdictional issues Committee view
Additional comments by the Liberal Senators	(PDF 13KB)
Additional comments by Senator Andrew Bartlett	(PDF 18KB)
Additional comments by Australian Greens	(PDF 15KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions received	(PDF 17KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 14KB)

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