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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (25 September) . . Page.. 3266 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Mr Speaker, it is of great concern that the law in the ACT could prevent courts from acting as forcefully as they might think appropriate in order to deter people from committing crimes that are particularly prevalent in our community. It is equally worrying that sentencing courts may, in all cases and regardless of particular circumstances, be required to give particular importance to two sentencing factors and downgrade the importance of others. The amendments to the sentencing principles proposed in this Bill are modelled on the approach taken in legislation in Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory. It appears that those jurisdictions were more successful in codifying the common law in this regard than was the ACT in 1993. I commend this Bill to the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mr Wood) adjourned.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (10.44): Mr Speaker, I present the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 1997, together with the explanatory memorandum to the Bill and to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1997 and the Wills (Amendment) Bill 1997.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

I ask for leave to have my presentation speech incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

Speech incorporated at Appendix 7.

Debate (on motion by Mr Wood) adjourned.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (10.45): Mr Speaker, I present the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1997.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

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