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simply adopt moves of other regions without thorough consideration. This review will help in that process of consideration and lead to increased cooperation with the other jurisdictions and law reform bodies, which will result in the best and most appropriate changes being quickly adopted in the ACT.
Mr Speaker, the report proposes a comprehensive review methodology and a six-monthly cyclical process of setting priorities. The goal of the review is to ensure access of the community to the law. This will be accomplished by: Eliminating redundant and irrelevant laws; making excellent legislation which will meet the contemporary needs of the ACT community and business; and focusing and rationalising overall government review effort.
In the first three years of the review program particular problem areas will be identified and eliminated. This would focus attention on particularly badly fragmented laws and New South Wales and imperial laws that are still in force in this Territory. Mr Speaker, this is a significant piece of research which has been conducted by the Attorney-General's Department. I congratulate the officers involved and commend the report to the Assembly. I present the following paper:
ACT law review program - Ministerial statement, 16 October 1991.
I move:
That the Assembly takes note of the papers.
Debate (on motion by Mr Jensen) adjourned.
NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOL FUNDING
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Mr Stevenson proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:
That the action taken by the Government to cut funding to three non-government schools is inequitable, unwarranted and reduces freedom of choice in education. It breaks a commitment by the Education Minister to not reduce funding and should be reversed.
MR STEVENSON (3.31): The Labor Party in this Assembly has decided to drastically reduce funding to certain non-government schools. While this is certainly an attack on non-government schools, it is, equally importantly, an attack on the education system. I think we should bear in mind at all times that there are difficulties in paying the high costs of education, particularly for the standard of
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