Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007
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The Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 ("NTNER Bill") is one of five bills comprising the legislative package for the Northern Territory National Emergency Response
, introduced by the Coalition Government
under Prime Minister John Howard
in 2007.
and therefore exempt from Part II of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975("RDA").
Northern Territory National Emergency Response
The Northern Territory National Emergency Response was a package of changes to welfare provision, law enforcement, land tenure and other measures, introduced by the Australian federal government under John Howard in 2007 to address claims of rampant child sexual abuse and neglect in Northern...
, introduced by the Coalition Government
Howard Government
The Howard Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard. It was made up of members of the Liberal–National Coalition, which won a majority of seats in the Australian House of Representatives at four successive elections. The Howard Government...
under Prime Minister John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
in 2007.
Exemption from the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Clause 132 of the NTNER Bill states that the provisions of it are classified as 'special measures' under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975Racial Discrimination Act 1975
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 is a statute passed by the Australian Parliament during the Prime Ministership of Labor Gough Whitlam....
and therefore exempt from Part II of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975("RDA").
Criticism and opposition
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission ("HROEC") is opposed to the exemption of the NTNER Bill from the RDA.See also
- HREOC
- Northern Territory National Emergency ResponseNorthern Territory National Emergency ResponseThe Northern Territory National Emergency Response was a package of changes to welfare provision, law enforcement, land tenure and other measures, introduced by the Australian federal government under John Howard in 2007 to address claims of rampant child sexual abuse and neglect in Northern...
- Breaking the silence NSWBreaking the silence NSWBreaking the Silence: Creating the Future. Addressing child sexual assault in Aboriginal communities in NSW released in 2006 was the report of the Aboriginal Sexual Assault Taskforce , headed by Aboriginal leader, Marcia Ella-Duncan....
- Little Children Are SacredLittle Children are SacredLittle Children are Sacred is the report of a Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse commissioned by the government of the Northern Territory, Australia, was publicly released on 15 June 2007...