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On 04 February 2010 the Senate referred the following matters to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report.
(a) what compensation payments are made by Commonwealth, state and territory
governments to people adversely affected by government policies, legislation or unlawful
actions;
(b) what is the legal basis for payments, what defines their size and are there variations
between the legal basis and amounts paid between state and federal governments;
(c) what are the principles on which compensation payments should be based in order that
they are proportionate, appropriate and easily understood; and
(d) what opportunities are there for national coordination to ensure equity and consistency
where people have been adversely affected by similar government policies, legislation or
unlawful actions.
The closing date has been recently been announced is at 4th June 2010
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