RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 1
1.34 The committee recommends that the Bill be
passed subject to a commitment from the government to:
- thoroughly
consider all concerns brought to the government's attention about the Bill
until 30 September 2009, including the concerns raised in the submissions to
this inquiry;
- provide
greater transparency by making public its response to the concerns raised and
by providing as much information as possible to stakeholders about policy
considerations and choices. This could be done using the department's website;
and
- include
in a consequential amendments bill to be debated in the Senate cognately with
this Bill and intended to take effect immediately after the commencement of the
2009 Bill all changes to the Bill identified as a result of concerns raised
with this committee and subsequently directly with the department during the
recommended further period of consultation until 30 September 2009.
Recommendation 2
1.64 That subject to the foregoing recommendation,
the Bill be supported.
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