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Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee
Scrutiny report 48
MR GUPTA (Yerrabi) (10.43), by leave: I present the following report:
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Scrutiny Report 48, dated 11 August 2020, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I seek leave to make a brief statement.
Leave granted.
MR GUPTA: Scrutiny report No 48 contains the committee’s comments on five bills, nine pieces of subordinate legislation, one regulatory impact statement, six government responses, and proposed amendments to the Crimes (Offences against Vulnerable People) Legislation Amendment Bill 2020, the Electoral Amendment Bill 2018 and the Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Bill 2020. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.
Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee
Report 9
MR PETTERSSON (Yerrabi) (10.44): I present the following report:
Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee—Report 9—Youth Mental Health in the ACT, dated 10 August 2020, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I move:
That the report be noted.
In December 2019 the committee conducted an inquiry into youth metal health in the ACT. The committee received 32 submissions and held five public hearings. The committee is indebted to the many Canberrans who so willingly shared their stories with the committee for this very important inquiry. To those people that made a contribution, I want to say thank you and that that contribution has made a difference. As the committee chair, I hope that we have done you justice. I would also like to take a moment to thank my fellow committee members, Mrs Kikkert and Ms Lee, as well as the new committee secretary, Sarah McFadden. I hope Ms McFadden has enjoyed her very first committee inquiry.
The committee made 66 recommendations across the full spectrum of the mental health and justice systems to eating disorders and drug dependence. This report should be seen not as a panacea but rather as an important contribution towards changing
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