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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 4933 ..

Page 8, lines 30 to 32, clause 16, omit the clause, substitute the following clause:

"Authorised officers

16. (1) There shall be 1 or more authorised officers for the purposes of this Division.

(2) The Chief Executive may create and maintain 1 or more offices in the Public Service the duties of which include performing the functions of an authorised officer.

(3) The following persons shall be authorised officers:

(a) any public servant for the time being performing the duties of a Public Service office of authorised officer referred to in subsection (2);

(b) any other person appointed in writing by the Chief Executive for the purpose.

(4) the Chief Executive shall issue to an authorised officer an identity card that specifies the authorised officer's name and office, and on which appears a recent photograph of the authorised officer.

(5) Upon ceasing to occupy, or to act in, an office of authorised officer, a person shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to return his or her identity card to the Chief Executive.

Penalty for contravention of subsection (5): 1 penalty unit.".

Page 9, lines 24 to 26, clause 21, omit the clause.

Page 13, lines 1 to 6, clause 34, omit the clause.

I present the explanatory memorandum. The amendments are fairly technical in nature but I think would meet with the support of the Assembly.

Amendments agreed to.

Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

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