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Mr Humphries: His mind is wandering.
Mr Moore: Yes, wander wherever you like.
MR WOOD: Well, everybody else does; why should not I? Further changes are proposed which result from discussions with Mr Moore and Ms Szuty about the amendment Bill. The appeals board will have the power to strike out a party to a hearing. In this case, if the person who lodges an appeal fails to appear at a preliminary conference or at a hearing, the appeals board may dismiss the application without proceeding to review the decision. If a party to a proceeding fails to appear, the appeals board may direct that the person who failed to appear cease to be a party to the proceeding. It is a matter for the appeals board to decide whether or not a party to a proceeding or an application should be dismissed. In reaching its decision the appeals board should, as a matter of course, consider any submissions that a party affected may make as to their non-appearance. Amendment No. 3 clarifies this. Amendment No. 4 will provide that the secretary of the department, rather than the Head of Administration, will be the person to whom a notice from the appeals board will be sent. You have the explanatory memorandum.
Proposed new clause agreed to.
Clause 20
MR MOORE (4.56): I move:
Page 8, paragraph (b), line 21, proposed new subsection 256(4E), after proposed new subsection (4D), insert the following subsection:
"(4E) An order under subsection (4D) shall be tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after the date of the order.".
This is a simple exercise. When the Executive makes an order under this section, such an order must be tabled in the Assembly. It is in the interests of openness and so that the Assembly knows what is going on.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 21 agreed to.
Clause 22
Amendment (by Mr Wood) agreed to:
Page 9, paragraph (c), line 17, omit "Executive", substitute "Registrar".
Clause, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 23 to 27, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
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