Page 1438 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 11 May 1994
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I must say that I do not have any strong objection to that course of action. I must admit that it would be illogical, as the Minister points out, to have a less rigorous regime for the notifying of legislation than for notifying subordinate legislation. Obviously, we need to make those consistent. It is perhaps a pity to lose access to another place where information can be obtained. A person perusing the Gazette will now no longer be able to see what new determinations apply and what exactly it is that they say. However, I accept that the basic fact of life is that, of course, nobody peruses the Gazette, except for a few individuals with nothing better to do with their time. The Gazette is not one of the great best-sellers in this community. I even ask myself in the present circumstances whether we really need a Gazette any more. The Gazette has to be published specially and distributed each time we notify that new legislation or regulations have been made. It is much better in colour, Minister, than it is in black and white.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Ms Follett: I require that the question be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
SUBORDINATE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994
Debate resumed.
MR HUMPHRIES: Madam Speaker, I have to make a statement under standing order 46 in a minute, but for the moment I will plough on with the Subordinate Laws (Amendment) Bill 1994. Madam Speaker, I wonder why it is that we actually need the Gazette. We have a paper published in this Territory every day. We are now publishing just the names of subordinate legislation, no more information than that; and the names of substantive legislation, no more than that. I wonder why we need to do any more than just publish that in the Canberra Times, but it is for the Government to consider whether it is actually cheaper to do that than it is to publish - - -
Mr De Domenico: Or the Canberra Weekly.
MR HUMPHRIES: Or the Canberra Weekly, indeed - another august publication which, I am sure, would be happy to accept an account from the ACT Government to have the Gazette published.
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