While ideally legislation has a longer consultation period than two weeks, I think we can all agree in here, that these amendments should be prioritised.
It's worth noting, however, that there were a number of stakeholders who raised concerns about the consultation process itself and the brief 14-day consultation process.
In the ACT the Registration for Working with Vulnerable People has a broader purview than it does in Tasmania.
It was always intended the registration system be extended beyond the initial cohort of vulnerability, which was children.
The ACT has a broader purview on who is captured under the requirement to register to work with vulnerable people.
Although Tasmania Police had commenced an investigation, and it took almost three months for the Working with Vulnerable People card to be revoked.
Police Minister, Mark Shelton refused to acknowledge police policies or procedures should be reviewed and changed.
The Youth Custodial Inspector's report raised serious concerns about people coming on and off the site without working with vulnerable people registration.
The bill deals with some current constraints on the Teachers Registration Board in dealing with a teacher without a Working with Vulnerable People registration.
This bill is a response to the royal commission's Redress and Civil Litigation Report which came out at the end of 2017.