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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 1 Hansard (16 February) . . Page.. 113 ..

Clause agreed to.

Proposed new clauses 9A and 9B

MR HARGREAVES (11.40): Mr Speaker, I am completely amazed at Mr Smyth's command of history, given that 10 years ago, unless my memory is incorrect or the date of his birth has been reported incorrectly in the paper, he was still in school. I might also mention, Mr Speaker, that this Government has been in power in this town for four years. Those opposite should not talk to me about history. If you have been here for four years and you reckon it was broke four years ago, you have been derelict in your duty in not fixing it. You did not need to go to these sorts of methods to fix it. You could have gone through any other way of doing it without creating havoc in the industry.

Mr Moore: The process of consultation takes some time.

MR HARGREAVES: Mr Moore, that is stretching it a long way.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Hargreaves, there is no question before the Assembly at the moment, I am reminded by the Clerk. Would you mind moving proposed new clauses 9A and 9B.

MR HARGREAVES: I move:

That the following new clauses be inserted in the Bill:

Page 3, line 30:

"9A. Authorisation of licences and permits

Section 41A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

`(2) This section ceases to have effect at the expiration of 30 June 2000.'.

9B Zoning authorisation

Section 48 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

`(2) This section ceases to have effect at the expiration of 30 June 2000.'.".

Mr Speaker, this is the protection that I talked about a moment ago and I am sad that the crossbenchers are not prepared to extend protection to the industry for that six months. I would welcome any change that they may have. The bottom line here is that there are people out there, the vendors, who have been misinformed or have a lack of

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