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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (9 December) . . Page.. 4292 ..
Amendment agreed to.
Clauses 6 and 7, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clauses 8 and 9, by leave, taken together.
MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (3.54 am): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to move my amendments Nos 8 to 11 together.
Leave granted.
MR STANHOPE: I move:
Page 29, line 9, after paragraph 8 (c), insert the following paragraph:
"(ca) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:
' "board" means the Victims Assistance Board established under Division 4.2;'; and".
Clause 9 -
Proposed new Division -
Page 29, line 16, proposed new section 19, omit the section, substitute the following new Division heading and section:
'19 Establishment and administration
'(1) A victims services scheme is established under this division.
'(2) The Minister is responsible for the administration and operation of the scheme, taking into consideration the recommendations of the board.
'(3) The following matters may be prescribed under the regulations:
(a) conditions for eligibility for the scheme;
(b) different levels of service for different categories of victim, or for victims in different circumstances;
(c) the performance of functions in relation to the scheme by the coordinator (other than functions inconsistent with the coordinator's other functions under this Act);
(d) any other matters necessary or convenient for the establishment, administration or operation of the scheme.
'(4) The Minister must seek and consider the advice of the board about regulations proposed to be made for subsection (3).
'(5) If the Minister decides not to give effect to a recommendation, or advice, of the board about a matter mentioned in subsection (2) or (3), the Minister must give a written statement of the reasons to the chairperson within 14 days after making the decision.".
Amendment -
Page 30, line 8, proposed new section 21, omit the section.
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