Page 3133 - Week 08 - Thursday, 16 August 2018
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support such as contacting family or friends, providing sober-up support, de-escalation of potential violent incidents, first aid, and minimising the risk of sexual assault. This funding includes two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified positions on each night that the program operates. This will better equip CBR NightCrew to engage with and to assist vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are out in the city.
The budget also includes measures to assist vulnerable people in the community. One such measure is $640,000 over four years to establish Legal Aid’s seniors’ rights service to provide targeted legal services to older Canberrans who are experiencing or are vulnerable to elder abuse. There is $152,000 to establish the Warrumbul court in the Children’s Court for a culturally appropriate sentencing process for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth in the justice system. This is part of the government’s $1 million investment to reduce reoffending by 25 per cent by 2025.
Finally, the 2017-18 second appropriation included $2.6 million over five years to increase the capacity of the ACT Government Solicitor to support the implementation of the ACT digital strategy and provide legal advice to directorates on employment law and workplace rights.
I commend the budget to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Gentleman) adjourned to the next sitting.
Adjournment
Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Assembly adjourned at 5.58 pm until Tuesday, 21 August, at 10 am.
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