Information about the inquiry
Amendments to the Indigenous Education (Targeted
Assistance) Act
The Senate has referred the provisions of the
Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (Cape York Measures)
Bill 2007 to the Senate Standing Committee
on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education for report by 5
September 2007.
The purpose of this bill is to appropriate an
additional $2 million over the 2008 program year
to support the expansion of
Making Up for Lost Time in Literacy (MULTILIT)
and the Student Education Trusts in the
communities of Coen, Hope Vale, Aurukun and Mossman Gorge in the Cape York
region of Queensland.
Submissions are due by 27 August 2007
and can be emailed to
eet.sen@aph.gov.au.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia