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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 11 Hansard (19 October) . . Page.. 3328 ..

MS TUCKER (continuing):

inappropriate way. I understand Mr Rugendyke's arguments are that it would always be appropriate, but I want to get on the record that there have been some concerns expressed about that.

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education) (6.04): We will certainly, as we have indicated, be supporting Mr Rugendyke's amendment. I note Ms Tucker's concerns. But experience shows that the people who want to be involved in these types of matters are usually people who certainly feel they have the best interests of the child at heart. One particular group who occasionally do become carers in certain situations are grandparents. It might well be that appropriate grandparents who might wish to be able to care for the child could be such people here and certainly in my view they would fall within that definition. So, while we would certainly be looking at it, it is a very appropriate clause because of the types of persons involved.

Ms Tucker: So why did you take it out? Can you explain that?

MR STEFANIAK: The types of persons involved.

MR SPEAKER: Did you wish to speak, Mr Wood?

Mr Wood: No. I have reservations, but I am not fussed.

Proposed new clause agreed to.

Postponed clause 193.

MR RUGENDYKE (6.06): I move:

This clause simply facilitates the provisions of new clause 193A being implemented.

Amendment agreed to.

Postponed clause, as amended, agreed to.

Postponed clauses 194 to 196, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Postponed clause 197

MR RUGENDYKE (6.07): I move:

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