Page 3793 - Week 13 - Thursday, 18 October 1990
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Finally, the Leader of the Opposition said that the domestic violence amendments referred to in my earlier speeches were mostly drafted during her time. As she well knows, those matters were dealt with prior to self-government and the recommendations, or essentially the drafting instructions, were prepared in that era and, of course, if the Leader of the Opposition had been able to expedite them I would have been only too glad.
The fact of the matter is, as the Leader of the Opposition well knows, that the legislation has an inertia very much of its own. However, if I recall correctly, the Leader of the Opposition and I both took about the same time to bring this legislation forward. I thank members, nevertheless, for their support.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail Stage
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2
Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, on a point of clarification: are we doing the amendments or the clauses of the Bill?
MR SPEAKER: I believe that we are going through the Bill clause by clause and when we come to the amendments we will debate those amendments.
Ms Follett: Have you done the amendment on the title?
MR SPEAKER: That is always last.
MR COLLAERY (Attorney-General) (11.14): I move the amendment to clause 2, as circulated in my name.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Collaery, all the Government has to do in this case, to omit the clause, is vote against the clause.
Clause negatived.
Clause 3 agreed to.
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