49613 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction

49613 (2024). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What external consultation, if any, was undertaken during development of the new child poverty reduction targets?

Hon Louise Upston: External consultation to inform target setting is not required under the Child Poverty Reduction Act 2018. As the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction, I set the third intermediate targets following the requirements in the Act.