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ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
(AMENDMENT) BILL 1991
Debate resumed from 19 September 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR SPEAKER: Does any member wish to speak, pending Mrs Nolan's return to the chamber?
Motion (by Mr Jensen) put:
That the debate be now adjourned.
The Assembly proceeding to a vote and the bells being rung -
Mr Jensen: I seek leave to withdraw my motion.
Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
MRS NOLAN (10.04): Mr Speaker, first of all I apologise to the house. I had to race upstairs to find my papers, once I found that we were moving toward this Bill. I had not brought them down this evening because I did think we were going to be debating planning legislation for quite some time. However, there has been a change, and I understand that we are now debating in principle the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) (Amendment) Bill 1991. I do not consider that we should be passing this Bill this evening, not having passed the planning Bill. However, I have argued my case with both Mr Berry and Mr Connolly, and my understanding is that they are quite happy that this debate should go ahead, so I shall make a few brief comments.
This Bill was developed under the previous Government, and I understand that it has been reviewed and endorsed for introduction by this Government. I obviously did not see the previous draft Bill, so I am not sure whether there have been any changes; but I will be supporting this Bill. At this point, that is probably all the comment I need to make.
MR COLLAERY (10.06): I join with Mrs Nolan in supporting this Bill and in agreeing with the comments she made. This is a significant Bill. It widens the locus standi, or standing, of persons before the court under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989. As the Minister indicated in his presentation speech:
The Bill will amend the judicial review Act to provide that a person who considers a decision, failure to make a decision or conduct under the Land (Planning and Environment) Bill 1991 and the
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