Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Families and Social Services, Senator the Hon Anne Ruston)OUTLINE
This Bill would:
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- make minor and technical amendments to social services legislation, including consequential amendments to other legislation (Schedules 1 and 3); and
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- allow a Royal Commission to compel production of information protected by certain Social Services portfolio legislation (Schedule 2).
Financial impact statement
MEASURE | FINANCIAL IMPACT OVER THE FORWARD ESTIMATES |
Schedule 1 | Nil |
Schedule 2 | Nil |
Schedule 3 | Nil |
STATEMENTS OF COMPATIBILITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
The statements of compatibility with human rights appear at the end of this explanatory memorandum.