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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 12 Hansard (13 November) . . Page.. 4195 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

(2) The Court shall not grant leave under paragraph (1)(b) unless satisfied that -

(a) the person has requested the Authority to take action under the Act and the Authority has failed, within a time that is reasonable in the circumstances, to notify the person in writing that it has taken any action that is appropriate in the circumstances; and

(b) it is in the public interest that the proceedings should be brought.".

Page 64, line 19, after clause 120, insert the following clause in the Bill:

"Costs - public interest

120A. In determining the amount of costs to be awarded against a party to a proceeding under section 119 or 120, the Supreme Court shall take into account the nature of the public interest.".

Page 66, line 3, clause 125, subclause (1), omit "Application may be made", substitute "An eligible person may make application".

Page 66, line 5, clause 125, paragraph (1)(a), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

"(a) under subsection 21A(1) excluding or refusing to exclude a document or part of a document from public inspection;".

Page 66, line 20, clause 125, paragraph (1)(h), omit the paragraph.

Page 67, line 13, clause 125, paragraph (1)(w), omit "(2)", substitute "(1)".

Page 67, line 29, clause 125, paragraph (1)(ze), omit the paragraph.

Page 68, line 4, clause 125, paragraph (2)(a), omit ", (za) or (ze)", substitute "or (za)".

Page 68, line 5, clause 125, paragraph (2)(b), omit ", (h)".

Page 68, line 6, clause 125, paragraph (2)(b), omit ", (zd) or (ze)", substitute "or (zd)".

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