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PAPERS
MR BERRY (Deputy Chief Minister): Pursuant to section 6 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, I present the following subordinate legislation in accordance with the schedule of gazettal notices for determinations:
Business Franchise (Tobacco and Petroleum Products) Act - Determination of fees - No. 76 of 1991 (S78, dated 9 August 1991).
Liquor Act - Determination of fees - No. 70 of 1991 (S73, dated 1 August 1991).
Motor Traffic Act - Determination No. 71 of 1991 (S74, dated 1 August 1991).
LEGISLATION PROGRAM - BUDGET SITTINGS 1991
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MR BERRY (Deputy Chief Minister), by leave: It gives me a great deal of pleasure, Mr Speaker, to present the Labor Government's legislation program for the 1991 sittings. I recall that during the course of the last Government we had a period in which we were unable to gauge what the Government's plans were due to the absence of a legislative program. I also recall that it was withdrawn from public view, because of a fit of pique by the then Minister when leave was not given for him to place the matter on the table in this place.
Anyway, that is history now, and here we are, with a Labor Government, and we have got ourselves a legislation program which members can watch closely. This follows the practice introduced by the first Follett Government and, of course, followed, with the exception that I have referred to, in subsequent sessions of the Assembly by the Alliance Government.
The legislation program provides the titles of legislation proposals and identifies the responsible Minister and the priority that has been given to each proposal. A number of legislation proposals identified in the program were initiated by the previous Government and appeared in that Government's program. I take this opportunity to once again acknowledge the progress made by Mr Kaine and his colleagues, but I have to say that that progress was offset by some tardiness in many respects.
Members should be aware that this program is dynamic in character. I seem to have heard that somewhere before. Proposals may be added, or removed, at any time. This is a reflection of the necessity for the Government to be responsive to moves and shifts in the requirements of legislation. Of course, that will happen from time to time, as members will acknowledge. Similarly, the priority given to proposals may be altered as circumstances demand.
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