There will be no separate government agency to administer the Access Card program. The Federal Government has rejected recommendations that an independent authority be responsible.
The draft legislation released for comment proposes the establishment of an Access Card Ombudsman, for complaints, and independent review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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