Page 1618 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 12 August 1992

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MR MOORE (6.05): Madam Speaker, it seems to me that what members are trying to do is to indicate to a magistrate who is dealing with a situation like this that we consider one act either more serious than another or less serious than another. It seems to me that this particular case, the release, is less serious than the cases we have talked about in terms of inflicting pain on an animal and cruelty to an animal. For that reason I would want to indicate to a magistrate that we consider this a less serious offence, even in the unlikely circumstance that the Minister has raised as the extreme. Therefore I am prepared to support this amendment so that we can indicate to a magistrate that we consider this a lesser offence.

Question put:

That the amendment (Mr Westende's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 8  NOES, 9 

Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Moore Mr Lamont
Mr Stevenson Ms McRae
Mr Westende Ms Szuty
 Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the negative.

Motion (by Mr Berry) negatived:

That the debate be now adjourned.

MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (6.09), by leave: I move:

Page 7, subclause (2), line 25, after "person" insert "in charge of an animal".

Page 7, subclause (2), line 26, omit "an", substitute "the".

I think these amendments are fairly clear. This is to provide clarification.

Amendments agreed to.

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