Page 1714 - Week 06 - Thursday, 13 August 1992
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MR WESTENDE (6.13): Madam Speaker, I just heard Mr Wood retort to Mr Stevenson, "When did you read this?". I draw to Mr Wood's attention that I raised this clause with him over a week ago. I have yet to receive a satisfactory explanation as to why those things were not acceptable or what the reason behind it was. If you want us to be informed, Mr Wood, you or your department could have had the courtesy to inform me. Three times I rang your department and three times I was told that it was still under consideration. That was the last I heard from your department. Mr Wood, before you make those comments, I would like you to acknowledge that we did try to discuss this with your department, that we did try to raise especially this point, and that your department did not have the courtesy to reply to me.
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (6.14): I will make it quite clear that Mr Westende came to me with a range of proposals. When I saw them I do not think they were in amendment form. I certainly have a response to those, and perhaps I have been remiss in not forwarding it to Mr Westende. I think we did indicate that we could not accommodate very much. Certainly, he made the approach and we went down that path. Perhaps I should have passed these over to him, indicating whether we were going to support them or not.
Amendment negatived.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 60 agreed to.
Clause 61
MR WOOD: (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (6.15): Madam Speaker, I move:
Page 26, subclause (3), lines 17 to 21, omit paragraphs (b) and (c), substitute the following word and paragraph:
"and (b) a person related by blood or adoption to the occupier.".
I also table the supplementary explanatory memorandum to the fourth Government amendment, which was circulated some time ago. It might satisfy Mr Westende to hear that his amendment is not really necessary because the definition of the term is quite clear.
Mr Westende: In that case, Madam Speaker, I will not move my amendment.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 62 to 72, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
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