APY LANDS INQUIRY

57 Mrs REDMOND (Heysen) (31 July 2007). How will the Commission's Inquiry into the APY Lands be funded given that there will be a significant budget reduction for the Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry in 2007-08, and where does it appear in the latest Budget?

The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs): The budget reduction for the Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry is due to finish during the 2007-08 financial year.

Funding for the Inquiry into the APY Lands was not included in the original 2007-08 Budget for the Attorney-General's Department. After the 2007-08 Budget, budget adjustments were made to reflect the receipt of $1.6 million in Commonwealth funding in 2007-08 for this purpose.