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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1088 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (10.54): Mr Speaker, I present the Milk Authority (Repeal) Bill 2000, together with its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk.
MR HUMPHRIES: I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
I ask for leave to have the presentation speech incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted.
The speech read as follows:
Mr Speaker, this Bill provides for the abolition of the Milk Authority of the ACT.
Deregulation of the milk industry in the ACT will occur on 30 June 2000. This is also the date for which the Milk Authority's current contracts for the supply of raw milk expire after which the Authority will have no means of income.
Following deregulation on 30 June 2000 the Milk Authority of the ACT will no longer have a role which explains the reason the Bill is to take effect on 1 July 2000.
Over the past 2 years the Milk Authority of the ACT along with the ACT Government have taken steps to assist milk vendors in the ACT during the transition period prior deregulation.
The Milk Authority has recently provided financial assistance to milk vendors wishing to leave the industry thereby allowing the remaining vendors a chance to increase the size of their milk runs before entering, into a deregulated market.
This Bill represents the final phase of milk industry deregulation in the ACT.
Mr Speaker, I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Hargreaves ) adjourned.
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