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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (23 September) . . Page.. 3092 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

That code has been developed in wide consultation with the industry and I would particularly like to recognise the efforts of the Security Industry Task Force chaired by Justice Rae Else-Mitchell. In particular, this issue was well progressed by Steve Vjdor, an employee of the Private Bin, and Ken Smith, representing the Australian Hotels Association.

The Government notes that the Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee will bring down today its report on liquor industry codes of practice. A number of issues raised at the meeting of stakeholders on 11 July will, I understand, be further canvassed in that report and I propose to consider those issues further in the Government response to that report. On the question of trading hours, which is dealt with by this Bill, I am confident that we have a solution to this issue now which is agreed by all parties. It ensures that police are given certainty in roster planning, that nightclubs are given a reasonable opportunity to trade, and that the community wakes up to another day with the streets clear of heavily intoxicated people who once confronted early morning users of Civic and other public places.

This is a compromise, Mr Speaker. Like all compromises, it contains elements of good and bad from particular points of view; but I believe that this is an acceptable way of preserving at least some of the elements of benefit that were contained in the original 4.00 am trading hours trial. It will allow us to assess how this measure will fit in with other measures being announced today by the Government to address the problem of the consequences of alcohol abuse in public places. I commend the Bill to the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mr Wood) adjourned.

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Training) (11.08): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to present the University of Canberra (Transfer) Bill 1997.

Leave granted.

MR STEFANIAK: Mr Speaker, I present the University of Canberra (Transfer) Bill 1997, together with its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR STEFANIAK: I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

I am pleased to present the University of Canberra (Transfer) Bill 1997. The Bill is the culmination of extensive consultation and is a symbol of confidence in the Territory. In introducing this Bill, I will be seeking to discharge the transfer Bill which I introduced in 1995, because of the introduction of a Financial Management Act in 1996 and the long time lapse from when the Bill was introduced. You will recall, Mr Speaker, that the 1995 transfer Bill could not be passed until the passage of Commonwealth enabling legislation.

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