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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 6 Hansard (19 June) . . Page.. 1856 ..

MR KAINE (continuing):

the Northern Territory and say, "Sorry, chaps; we are going to have to withdraw all or part of our support for this Bill". I think that would put us in a difficult position. It would put the Assembly in a position of being ludicrous, if you do not mind my saying so. I think the Bill is something that we are obliged to enact. As I say, it is sometimes hard to define what the benefits are; but one day there may well be a major benefit that flows from this. If we do not have the legislation in place, we will miss that opportunity.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Detail Stage

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole

Proposed new clause 6A

MR KAINE (Minister for Urban Services and Minister for Regulatory Reform) (4.46): I move:

Page 3, line 4, after clause 6, insert the following new clause:

Tabling of notices and consents

6A. The Chief Minister shall cause to be laid before the Assembly a copy of -

(a) a notice under section 3 or 6; and

(b) any document containing an endorsement to a proposed regulation of the Commonwealth that is given under subsection 44(4), 45(5), 47(7), 48(5) or 49(3) of the Commonwealth Act;

within 5 sitting days of the publication of the notice in the Gazette or the signing of the document, as the case requires.

I present the supplementary explanatory memorandum. I will be quite brief. This amendment requires the Chief Minister to report back to the Assembly on the occurrence of certain events that can take place under the Act; that is, when the Chief Minister fixes a date for the expiry of the Act, when she approves an amendment to the Commonwealth Act or when she endorses any change to the Schedules to the Commonwealth Act, then the Chief Minister - he or she, as the case may be - is obligated by this amendment to report back to the Assembly. It is part of the reporting process which I think other members of the Assembly are referring to. It perhaps goes some way towards alleviating some of their fears.

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