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The further amendment (aa) is to insert a new subsection on the basis of the appointment of the chair of the council, which is fairly broad in that it requires that the person have appropriate status in the community and relevant experience. Proposed subclause 3A(c) ensures that there is unlikely to be any conflict of interest in the chair of that council, so that they are not seen to be someone interested in one aspect of community services or another. That is the purview of those amendments that have been circulated. I formally move:

Page 2, line 32, omit paragraph (a), substitute the following paragraphs:

"(a) by inserting before paragraph 2(a) the following paragraph:

'(aa) the Chairperson;';

(aa) by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

'(3A) The Minister shall not appoint a person as Chairperson unless satisfied that the person -

(a) has appropriate status in the community;

(b) has relevant experience; and

(c) is not a person concerned with, or a person associated with a body, authority or agency concerned with, children's welfare.';".

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 6 to 16, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

Proposed new clause 16A

MR STEFANIAK (12.04): I move:

After clause 16 insert the following new clause:

"Enforcement of payment of fines etc.

16A. Section 54 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (3) to (6) (inclusive) and substituting the following subsection:

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