Page 1709 - Week 06 - Thursday, 13 August 1992
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circus permits, and so on. It is unfortunate that these were not allowed to operate to make sure that circuses, when they did come to Canberra, operated for the benefit of the people of Canberra and also to ensure that the animals' welfare was taken care of.
MR LAMONT (5.51): Madam Speaker, briefly, to answer that, the simple fact is that a circus entering the ACT last week, or last year or last decade was required to comply with exactly this provision.
Question put:
That the amendment (Mr Lamont's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 9 NOES, 8
Mr Berry Mrs Carnell
Mr Connolly Mr Cornwell
Ms Ellis Mr De Domenico
Ms Follett Mr Humphries
Mrs Grassby Mr Kaine
Mr Lamont Mr Stevenson
Ms McRae Ms Szuty
Mr Moore Mr Westende
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 53
Amendment (by Mr Lamont) agreed to:
Page 23, line 6, after subclause (1) insert the following subclause:
"(1A) The Authority shall not grant a circus permit where a prohibited circus animal is to form part of the circus troupe, whether or not the animal is to be used in the circus.".
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 54 agreed to.
Clause 55
Amendments (by Mr Lamont), by leave, proposed:
Page 23, line 32, insert at the beginning the following subclause:
"(1) It is a condition of a circus permit (to be specified in the permit) that the permit holder shall not include in the circus troupe a prohibited circus animal, whether or not for the purpose of using the animal in the circus.".
Page 23, line 32, after "such", insert "other".
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