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STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012

                        2010-2011-2012




 THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA




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STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012




 FURTHER SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM




     Amendment to be moved on behalf of the Government




                 (Circulated by the authority of the
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs,
    Minister for Disability Reform, the Hon Jenny Macklin MP)
   STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012

          Amendment to be moved on behalf of the Government


OUTLINE

The amendment includes an express provision about the application of the
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Racial Discrimination Act) to the Stronger
Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012.

The Government has made it clear in explanatory materials that the Racial
Discrimination Act will apply to the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory
Bill 2012 when passed.         The amendment is proposed to make the
Government's commitment clear to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory
that nothing in the Bill suspends or limits the application of the Racial
Discrimination Act, including the right of a person to seek redress under the
Racial Discrimination Act.

Financial impact statement

The financial impact of this amendment is nil.
       STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012

             Amendment to be moved on behalf of the Government


NOTES ON AMENDMENT

Amendment 1 inserts a new clause 4A, entitled `The Racial Discrimination Act is not
affected' and providing that the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012
does not affect the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act.