Page 4665 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 15 December 1993
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MR BERRY: All we need is for you to say it as it is. The powers of health officers to deal with offences which might be committed and which might result in serious illness or injury to people will be reduced as a result of the Liberals' determination to amend this clause.
Question put:
That the amendment (Mrs Carnell's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 8 NOES, 7
Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Follett
Mr Humphries Mrs Grassby
Mr Kaine Mr Lamont
Mr Moore Ms McRae
Mr Stevenson Mr Wood
Ms Szuty
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (4.46), by leave: I move:
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Line 1, proposed new paragraph 19YB(1)(b), add at the end "or".
Line 2, proposed new paragraph 19YB(1)(c), omit "or".
Line 3, proposed new paragraph 19YB(1)(d), omit the paragraph.
These amendments serve to negate the Government's proposal to allow entry into premises without a search warrant. We believe that a search warrant should be applied for. This should not cause any difficulties in operation. There is no need, Madam Speaker, in this age of modern communications, to allow entry into premises without a search warrant. We understand that search warrants can be obtained within 20 minutes or so, or should be able to be obtained. Remember that we are talking here about health inspectors. They would have to wait only 20 minutes or half an hour to get a search warrant. I believe that allowing entry without a search warrant is a total invasion of privacy and is totally unnecessary.
Mr Connolly: So they see the doggy being cut up in the kitchen - - -
Mr Moore: They cannot see it because they do not have a search warrant.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MRS CARNELL: It is all right; we have people dying in the streets again, Madam Speaker. We believe that this is an invasion of privacy. It is something that should not happen, unless, of course, there was some danger to life and limb, or somebody was likely to be murdered or something; but we really cannot see that that is an option in a health Bill or a food Bill.
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