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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 24/10/97 : Competitive tendering of welfare service delivery : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIR —Before we proceed, I need to point out that while this committee does not swear its witnesses, proceedings today are legal proceedings of the parliament and warrant the same respect as the proceedings of the House of Representatives itself. Any deliberate misleading of the committee may be regarded as

Date: 24/10/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/c0000019.sgm/0018 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS : 04/09/1997 : Treatment of census forms : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIR —I declare open this public hearing of the committee's inquiry into the treatment of census forms. I welcome the witnesses and any other members of the public who are attending this meeting of the committee. This is the second day of hearings for the census forms inquiry. The subject of the inquiry is

Date: 04/09/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomd970904a_rlc.out/0003 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —I am pleased to open the sixth and last day of public hearings on the committee's inquiry into concession card availability and eligibility for concessions, as referred by the Minister for Social Security, Senator the Honourable Jocelyn Newman in June last year. The committee is looking at several matters, including the range of

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0002 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —I welcome officers of the Department of Social Security who are appearing before us this morning and ask the secretariat to administer the oath or the affirmation. As Ms Winzar and Mr Beard come forward, I would like to apologise in advance to those who will be giving evidence today, because the House

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0004 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Welcome. Thank you very much for appearing before the committee this morning and for your supplementary submission. At the outset, would you like to make a brief opening statement to bring us up to date on some matters? Mr Harrison —Very briefly, picking up on your comment earlier to Social Security about a

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0006 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Welcome. I must apologise; a division has been called in the House of Representatives and we will return as soon as we can. Short adjournment CHAIRMAN —I am sorry about this. Normally we do not hold our public hearings on sitting days. The parliament scheduled this extra day, and it still would

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0008 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Would you like to make a brief opening statement to bring us up to date on any changes which have occurred since you last appeared before us? Mr Trevethan —The HIC does not have a further formal submission to the committee other than the one that was provided and the follow-up correspondence of

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0010 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 27/06/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Welcome. Thank you very much for your submission, Mr Johnston, which has been circulated to members of the committee. For the record, would you state the capacity in which you appear before us this morning. Mr Johnston —I am appearing as a private citizen of New South Wales who did spend some three

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rca.out/0012 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT AND MICROECONOMIC REFORM : 27/06/1997 : Inquiry into federal road funding : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIR —Mr Powell and Mr Gunning, do you have any comments to make on the capacities in which you appear? Mr Powell —I represent Mayne Nickless and one of the member companies of the Road Transport Forum. Mr Gunning —I am a member of the taxes and charges and roads, key result area,

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rtc.out/0007 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT AND MICROECONOMIC REFORM : 27/06/1997 : Inquiry into federal road funding : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIR —Welcome and thank you very much for returning. We will not worry about an opening statement as we went through that the other day. In relation to the delineation of road responsibilities between the three tiers of government, your submission refers to a lack of clear delineation of roles and the blurring of

Date: 27/06/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970627a_rtc.out/0015 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 23/05/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —I wish to thank the representatives of the Tasmanian Pensioners Union for their submission. Would either of you wish to make a brief opening statement to open proceedings? Mrs Guy —This submission was only written because we have had a lot of problems along the way with people who do not have

Date: 23/05/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970523a_rca.out/0003 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 23/05/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Thank you for coming this morning, Mr Langford. When you say you are an advocate, do you mean a legal practitioner, a barrister or solicitor? Mr Langford —Para-legal. As an advocate, you could have training in either community or social work. CHAIRMAN —In some jurisdictions I think they admit people as advocates. Mr

Date: 23/05/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970523a_rca.out/0005 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 23/05/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Mrs Orme, could you outline for committee members the role of the Migrant Resource Centre? Mrs Orme —The Migrant Resource Centre provides support and services to people from culturally diverse backgrounds. I am in the area of home and community care and I help to provide services, including social work services and counselling,

Date: 23/05/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970523a_rca.out/0007 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 23/05/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —I notice that your submission is a little confined in the manner it addresses the terms of reference. There is nothing wrong with that. You are interested in a couple of aspects, you have concentrated on those and that is fine. Before you talk about what is in the submission, would you outline

Date: 23/05/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970523a_rca.out/0009 - Source: House of Reps

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS : 29/04/1997 : Concession card availability and eligibility for concessions : [HoR Committee Hansard]

CHAIRMAN —Was Dr Botsman coming at one stage? Mr Herring —That is an apology I have to make. Dr Botsman has unfortunately been taken ill and I have been asked to stand in his place. CHAIRMAN —Thank you. We have three committee members with us today. We have Mrs West, who represents

Date: 29/04/1997 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/commrep/rcomw970429a_rca.out/0003 - Source: House of Reps

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