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significantly. There was also an increase last year in default assessments issued by Revenue Office inspectors of 50 per cent. That is up to $2.7m over the previous year. In other words, the Revenue Office has a good record as an efficient and cost-effective administrative unit. The Government has every confidence that the savings already identified by transferring responsibility for collecting liquor and gaming machine taxes to the Revenue Office will be augmented in the future. I trust that the Leader of the Opposition will note these remarks.
Before closing, I would like to refer briefly to the Commissioner for Revenue's new responsibility in respect of gaming machines. This is a matter to which the Government has paid particular attention in view of the potential for corrupt practices in the industry. It is clear that anti-corruption activities and protection of revenue are closely related. There will be no diminution in Government surveillance of the gaming machine industry. The expertise in key staff built up by the Gaming and Liquor Authority, which made the ACT a model in this field of anti-corruption activity, will be transferred to the Revenue Office. I commend the Bill to the Assembly. I trust that the Opposition will note the objectives the Government has set itself in respect of this legislation.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 16 to 29, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
Clause 30
Amendment (by Mr Duby) agreed to:
Page 6, paragraph 30(a), line 38, omit the paragraph.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 31 to 35, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
Schedule
Amendments (by Mr Duby), by leave, agreed to:
Page 9, item 1, omit "44, 45, 29 and subsections 35(3) and (4)", substitute "45, 56 and 57".
Page 9, item 2, omit all words and figures after "and", substitute "subsection 35(3)".
Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Title agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
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