Page 5529 - Week 17 - Wednesday, 4 December 1991
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MR JENSEN: Also, may I clarify a point. My note about my amendment No. 33 says "omit 'Minister', substitute 'Executive'". I would like to take out that first part of No. 33, I think. We have already discussed that earlier. I do not see any point in proceeding with that. My amendment No. 33 will now read: "Subclause 43(1), page 20, line 6, omit 'public servant', substitute 'suitably qualified and experienced person'". Amendments Nos 34 and 35 remain as they are.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Jensen, others may have been able to follow you, but I am afraid I could not. The situation, as I understand it, is that you have withdrawn your amendment No. 33?
MR JENSEN: No, part of amendment No. 33, Mr Speaker. Delete the first part which reads "omit 'Minister', substitute 'Executive'".
MR SPEAKER: All right, but you are still going to go on with "public servant", et cetera.
MR JENSEN: Yes, that is correct. I move:
(33) Page 20, line 6, subclause 43(1), omit "public servant", substitute "suitably qualified and experienced person".
(34) Page 20, line 14, subclause 43(1), omit "12", substitute "6".
(35) Page 20, line 21, subclause 43(3), after "Planner" insert ", if a public servant,".
Mr Speaker, these three amendments relate particularly to the appointment of an Acting Chief Planner. The legislation, as it is currently written, provides that the Minister - we will not get into the debate about who should do it - can appoint only a public servant to act as Chief Planner. We believe that there is no reason why it should be confined to a public servant. It may well be that a suitably qualified and experienced person could fill that role. I am not sure whether that is going to be accepted.
Mr Wood: Yes.
MR JENSEN: Okay. The next one may be a little more difficult for the Government to accept. It is my amendment No. 34. Currently the Minister will be able to appoint an Acting Chief Planner for 12 months. The Rally, at this stage anyway, seeks to have the period reduced to six months as opposed to 12 months. My amendment No. 35 relates to amendment No. 33, so I will not speak any further on that. I await with interest the Government's response to my amendment No. 34.
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