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of Aboriginal Australia. Certainly, more recent historians are addressing that defect, and Professor Clark himself addressed that defect most admirably in the later volumes of the history. He always said that if he had had the opportunity he would have gone back and looked at volume 1 and really written in more properly the role of Aboriginal Australia.
Mr Jensen's suggestion is a very, very sensible and practical one and I will certainly assure him that that will come to fruition - and, I hope, sooner rather than later. I will be in contact with your office, Mr Jensen, on that shortly, when I find out the current state of negotiations. I am pleased that there is general support for this very simple, practical initiative and I again wish it a speedy passage.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
MOTOR TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991
Debate resumed from 8 August 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR STEFANIAK (8.50): This matter probably is not as humorous as the last one. In relation to this Bill, again the Liberal Party has no problems with it. Indeed, it was largely formulated during the time of the Alliance Government. It makes some very necessary and sensible amendments to the Motor Traffic Act. One of those, of course, relates to appeal provisions. Under the current Act, there are a number of provisions, contained in a number of sections of the Act, relating to appeals against decisions of the registrar to either the Supreme Court or the Magistrates Court.
This Bill basically brings into line all those administrative appeals which should go, in fact, to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, which simplifies the process considerably. Of course, as members may be aware, if one is dissatisfied with the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, one can then appeal to a superior court and, in the case of the ACT, I think that would be to the Supreme Court initially. So, appeals to a court other than the Administrative Appeals Tribunal are still possible, but that is one step further down the line.
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