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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 1 Hansard (30 April) . . Page.. 208 ..

CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1998

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer) (10.47): Mr Speaker, I present the Children's Services (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1998, together with its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

The Children's Services (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1998 amends the Children's Services Act 1986 so that fines imposed on children may be recovered under the new fine recovery scheme proposed by the Magistrates Court (Amendment) Bill 1998. The procedure for dealing with defaulters, including children, is now set out in the provisions of Part IX of the Magistrates Court Act and the amended provisions of the Children's Services Act which enable the registrar to commit child fine defaulters to a period of detention at a juvenile institution.

Debate (on motion by Mr Stanhope) adjourned.

REMAND CENTRES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1998

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer) (10.48): I present the Remand Centres (Amendment) Bill 1998, together with its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

The Remand Centres (Amendment) Bill 1998 amends the Remand Centres Act 1976 to enable fine defaulters to serve out their period of imprisonment in respect of fine default at a remand centre. Section 15 of the Remand Centres Act 1976 sets out the categories of persons who may be detained in a remand centre. The amendment made by this Bill enables persons committed to imprisonment on default of payment of a fine under the new scheme to serve that period of imprisonment at a remand centre. This is intended to provide some flexibility to ACT Corrective Services when determining where a fine defaulter will serve the period of imprisonment required under the new legislation.

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