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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 3 Hansard (10 April) . . Page.. 903 ..

MR CORBELL (4.15): Mr Speaker, we would also like to support this amendment. It would appear to be a sensible amendment to allow a clarification of the Litter Act to ensure that the concerns raised by Ms Horodny are incorporated into the Act. As such, we are happy to support it.

Proposed new clause agreed to.

Clause 11

MS HORODNY (4.15): I ask for leave to move together amendments Nos 6 and 7 circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MS HORODNY: I move:

Page 3, line 32, before subclause (1) insert the following subclause:

"(1AA) In this section -

`Principal Act' means the Nature Conservation Act 1980.".

Page 3, line 32, subclause (1), omit "Nature Conservation Act 1980", substitute "Principal Act".

These are consequential editorial changes to the Bill. They do not need an explanation.

Amendments agreed to.

MS HORODNY (4.16): I move:

Page 4, line 4, after paragraph (1)(b) insert the following paragraph:

"(ba) by adding `and includes the spreading of a pest animal or pest plant' at the end of the definition of `threatening process'.".

This amendment and my remaining amendments relate to the provisions of the Nature Conservation Act. Nature conservation involves not only directly protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems but also removing threats to those natural ecosystems by controlling pest plants and animals. This amendment alters the definition of "threatening process" to make it clear that it includes the spreading of pest animals and plants.

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