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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 12 Hansard (13 November) . . Page.. 4225 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Page 8, line 2, Schedule 1, omit the amendments of the Domestic Relationships Act 1994, substitute the following amendment:

"Section 31 (definition of `solicitor') -

Omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

` "solicitor" means a legal practitioner who practises as a solicitor, either on his or her own account or as a member of a partnership;'.".

Page 10, line 6, Schedule 1, omit the amendment of subsections 5(3) and (8) of the Government Solicitor Act 1989, substitute the following amendments:

"Subsection 5(3) -

(a) Omit `solicitor' (first occurring), substitute `legal practitioner'.

(b) Omit `barrister and solicitor' (wherever occurring), substitute `legal practitioner'.".

Subsection 5(8) -

Omit `barrister and solicitor' (wherever occurring), substitute `legal practitioner'.".

Page 11, line 29, Schedule 1, omit the amendment of paragraph (b) of the definition of "responsible person" in subsection 3(1) of the Intoxicated Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1994, substitute the following amendment:

"Omit `legal representative', substitute `solicitor'.".

Page 14, line 14, Schedule 1, omit the heading to the amendment of subsection 164A(1) of the Land Titles Act 1925, substitute the following heading:

"Subsections 164A(1) and (2) -".

Page 18, line 4, Schedule 1, insert the following amendment of the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982:

"Subsection 394(1) (definition of `legal practitioner') -

Omit the definition.".

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