Page 1406 - Week 05 - Thursday, 13 May 1993
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LEGAL AFFAIRS - STANDING COMMITTEE
Alteration to Reporting Date
MR HUMPHRIES (11.03): Madam Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion to alter the reporting date of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs inquiry into the Crimes (Amendment) Bill 1993.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: I thank members. I move:
That the resolution of the Assembly of 25 March 1993, concerning the reference of the Crimes (Amendment) Bill 1993 to the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs, be amended by omitting "by 13 May 1993" and substituting "by 18 May 1993".
Madam Speaker, the Assembly, as its members will recall, referred the Crimes (Amendment) Bill introduced by Mr Moore earlier this year to the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs to give advice as to the nature of the effect of this Bill, the implications for the administration of the criminal justice system, the resource implications of the legislation and other things, in order for it to make an informed decision about passage of the Bill.
The committee has had deliberations on the matter. It has called for and received public submissions, it has had public hearings to examine witnesses in respect of the Bill, and it has prepared a draft report. Regrettably, because of a number of commitments by a number of members of the committee, it has not been possible to conclude the matter by today. I seek the leave of the Assembly to provide for the report to be handed down on Tuesday of next week rather than today. The committee hopes to meet in the course of tomorrow or Monday to finalise deliberations. Members would be aware that two members of the committee are sitting on the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee, which is currently considering the Territory Plan. That is, I am advised, an extremely time consuming matter. That is one of the reasons that the report is not available today.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
LAPSE OF NOTICES
The Clerk: Assembly Business, Notice No. 1.
MR HUMPHRIES: Madam Speaker, I seek leave to make a short statement in respect of notice No. 1 on the notice paper.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: Madam Speaker, I do not propose to proceed with this notice or with the subsequent three notices on today's notice paper. Members may be aware that there has been some discussion between members of the Opposition, the Government, those on the cross benches and members of the Law Society of
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