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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (9 December) . . Page.. 4222 ..

PART 2B-CONSULTATION WITH COMMITTEE

9L Minister must consult committee

(1) The Minister must consult the advisory committee about-

(a) any place to be declared to be the facility; and

(b) the operation of the facility (including the hours of operation); and

(c) the conditions of access to the facility; and

(d) the terms and conditions on which persons under 18 may attend the facility; and

(e) the way in which, and the criteria by which, the effectiveness of the operation of the facility may be evaluated.

(2) If the Minister decides not to give effect to a recommendation of the advisory committee about a matter mentioned in subsection (1), the Minister must-

(a) give a written statement of the reasons to the chairperson within 14 days after making the decision; and

(b) present a copy of the statement to the Legislative Assembly, within 3 sitting days after making the decision.

9M Criteria for deciding place for facility

In deciding whether to recommend a place to the Minister as the facility, the advisory committee must have regard to-

(a) the cost of setting up and maintaining the facility at the place; and

(b) the capacity to maintain the place in a hygienic condition; and

(c) the capacity of the place to meet the objective of giving drug dependent persons using the place access to counselling, medical treatment, detoxification and other health promotion services; and

(d) the means of safe disposal of injecting equipment after use.

9N Review of the operation of scientific trial

(1) The advisory committee must, as soon as practicable after the end of each 6 months following the date of effect of the declaration of the facility, give the Minister a report on-

(a) the operation of the facility during the 6 months; and

(b) the views of the advisory committee about the scientific trial during the 6 months.

(2) The advisory committee must, before the expiry of this Act-

(a) arrange an assessment of the scientific trial against the criteria approved under section 5D; and

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