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Minority Report by Senator
Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title
and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account, Report on the
Operation of Native Title Representative Bodies.
I strongly support
the intent of Recommendation 18 on Prescribed Bodies Corporate but believe that
the current recommendation does not go far enough. As pointed out in the report
... "the dire situation of many PBCs due to lack of resources was highlighted
during the inquiry" (para 5.68).
I believe that the
Commonwealth should be funding Prescribed Bodies Corporate to ensure that they
are able to meet their responsibilities. I also believe that resources should
be made available immediately to assist PBCs meet their short-term needs while
the Commonwealth examines as a matter of urgency sustainable funding options
for the longer term operation of PBCs.
Senator Rachel
Siewert
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