Legislation
The legislation introduced as part of the package included:
- the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007;
- the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007;
- the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment ( Northern Territory National Emergency Response and Other Measures) Bill 2007;
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 1) 2007-2008; and
- the Appropriation (Northern Territory National Emergency Response) Bill (No. 2) 2007-2008.
Notably, Clause 132 of the first Bill stated that the provisions of it are classified as 'special measures' under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore exempt from Part II of the Act. While the main elements of the intervention were otherwise kept in place, this exemption from provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act was brought to an end in 2010.
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