Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 [Provisions]

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 [Provisions]

15 May 2008

© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
ISBN 978-0-642-71916-4

View the report as a single document - (PDF 169KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee (PDF 17KB)
 
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and other Legislation Amendment (Emergency response consolidation) Bill 2008 (PDF 81KB)

The Inquiry
The Bill
  Schedule 1 – R 18+ programs
  Schedule 2 – Transport of prohibited material
  Schedule 3 – Access to Aboriginal land
  Schedule 4 – Community stores
  Compliance with the Racial Discrimination Act
  Review of Northern Territory Emergency Response legislation
Background
Issues
  Permits - Access to Aboriginal Land
     Land tenure and the permit system
     Earlier reports and reviews
     Open or closed communities
     Ministerial authorisations
     Access for journalists
  Pornography - Regulating Pay-TV services for R 18+ programs
     Defining pornography
     R18+ programs on Austar Pay-TV services and lockout protections
     Number of subscribers in prescribed areas and implementation costs
     Issues raised by Austar
     Little Children are Sacred and recommended education campaign
     The 35% Rule
     Community consultation and request
     Overlapping legislation and policing
  Transport of prohibited material
  Community Stores
  Compliance with Racial Discrimination Act and International obligations
Recommendation
 
Dissenting report by Liberal Senators (PDF 43KB)
 
Minority report from the Australian Greens and the Australian Democrats (PDF 53KB)
 
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information (PDF 16KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Public hearings (PDF 15KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au