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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (8 March) . . Page.. 719 ..

MR SMYTH (continuing):

this Bill, it should be up to all of us to make it as it is intended to be enacted and make it good legislation. The amendment that I have put forward simply allows Ms Tucker to achieve her aims. That is the will of the Assembly. It is up to us to make sure that the legislation we pass in this place is not a joke, is not ineffective or does not carry out what the Assembly wants.

I am happy to withdraw the amendment and pass Ms Tucker's legislation in a way that might not achieve what the Assembly now wants it to achieve; but by being reasonable, which is not something we often have from the other side, I have suggested a way that will take away any doubt that may hang over the legislation. Surely it is the responsibility of us all in this place to make good legislation. This amendment is an improvement on what the Assembly wants; we should simply pass it.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 4

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (5.10): Mr Speaker, clause 4 is no longer necessary. The clause should go, otherwise you would be changing the definitions set out in the Schedule, which is no longer necessary.

Clause negatived.

Schedule negatived.

Title agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

MR CORBELL (5.13): Mr Speaker, I rise in the adjournment debate this evening to talk about some issues which have been raised with me over the past week and in which I think members will have some interest. Mr Speaker, last Friday I had the privilege of meeting a very large number of young people who had been students or were still students at Stromlo High School. Those students were, all in all, a very intelligent and articulate bunch of young people. I met with those people because of their concerns about the closure of the boys' off-line program at Stromlo High School. A number of them made comments to me that are worth repeating in this house.

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