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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (7 December) . . Page.. 3854 ..


EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BILL 1998

Detail Stage

Clause 3, as amended

Debate resumed.

MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (3.53): Mr Speaker, I think I am due to move another amendment, am I not? I understand that the Opposition is now not proceeding with any of its white amendments.

MR SPEAKER: That is correct.

MR HUMPHRIES: It is only the pink amendments. In that case, Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move amendments Nos 3 and 4 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move my amendments Nos 3 and 4, which read:

Line 24, definition of "Chief Police Officer", omit the definition.

Line 37, definition of "Controller", omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

" 'controller'-

(a) in relation to a provision the functions and powers of which are the subject of an assignment under subsection 22(2)-means the chief police officer and includes the alternate controller; or

(b) in relation to any other provision-means the Minister;".

Amendments agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Remainder of Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (3.55): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move the remainder of the amendments I have circulated together.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move:


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