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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 10 Hansard (25 November) . . Page.. 3029 ..

MS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (2.56 am): Mr Speaker, I agree with him.

MR SPEAKER: Which one?

Mr Moore: With Ted Quinlan?

MS CARNELL: Yes.

Amendment (Mr Osborne's) to Mr Moore's amendment, as amended, negatived.

Amendment (Mr Moore's), as amended, agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 16

MR MOORE (Minister for Health and Community Care) (2.57 am): Mr Speaker, I move:

Page 7, line 26, heading, omit "Annual", substitute "Quarterly".

In the interests of thorough and useful reporting, to avoid criticism regarding the possible abuse of the medical emergency exemption, I am willing to propose that the facilities report on a quarterly basis. That is only a minor additional task for the facilities. Members will realise that the clinic and the Canberra Hospital will be the main facilities in Canberra, with the hospital likely to have the great majority of emergency cases. The Bill allows for the manner of reports to be prescribed. I suggest that what we adopt is a simple, standard form of reporting, but remembering that privacy is protected in the way reporting is done.

Amendment agreed to.

MR MOORE (Minister for Health and Community Care) (2.58 am): Mr Speaker, I move:

Page 7, line 27, subclause (1), insert at the beginning of the subclause "Subject to subsection (2)".

This is a minor improvement to the drafting.

Amendment agreed to.

MR MOORE (Minister for Health and Community Care) (2.58 am): Mr Speaker, I move:

Page 7, line 27, omit "responsible officer", substitute "person or persons responsible for the management".

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