❓ The Minister confirms no work has been done to re-establish a Multicultural Commission, despite a prior commitment. The question challenges the commitment in light of cost-saving measures.
AnsweredQoN 848Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Labor’s 2015 Policy Platform and your commitment to re-establish a Multicultural Commission and ask: (a) what work has been undertaken on this project; (b) have you consulted with the Office of Multicultural Interests; (c) what is the proposed model of Commission the Minister intends to establish; (d) what are the anticipated costs of implementing this policy; and (e) how can the Minister stand by this commitment, when it flies in the face of the Government’s cost-saving measures to reduce the number of government departments?
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Answered
8 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Response time
5 days
(a) No work has been undertaken to establish a Multicultural Commission.
(b) No
(c – e) Not applicable
(b) No
(c – e) Not applicable
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