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Tuesday, 25 May 1999
Page: 5347


Senator ALSTON (Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) (8:11 PM) —I am surprised that Senator Lundy should affect such surprise at this whole concept, because if she had been following the debate she would know that this is very much based on the UK approach, which does provide a mechanism for providing advice to parents and also for monitoring community concerns. The ABA can have formal responsibility but it is helpful if it is supplemented by industry and community input. The NetWatch committee concept is designed to ensure that it is not left entirely to the bureaucracy, that people do have confidence that they can be involved at various levels and that there is a point of reference that can provide at least informal advice in the way that they would want.