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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 7 Hansard (27 June) . . Page.. 2096 ..
Clause 36.
MS TUCKER (10.24): I ask for leave to move amendments Nos 6 and 7 circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MS TUCKER: I move:
No. 1. Page 11, line 24, omit "on payment of the determined fee", substitute "without charge".
No. 2. Page 11, line 25, add the following subclause:
"(2) A person may, on payment of the reasonable copying costs, obtain a copy of all or part of the register.".
I have spoken to these amendments already.
Amendments agreed to.
Clause 36, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 37 to 64, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Proposed new clause 64A.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (10.25): I move:
That the following new clause be inserted in the Bill: Page 24, line 7:
"64A Legal professional privilege
In response to a requirement under this Part, a person does not have to make available information, produce a document, or answer a question, if the person is entitled to claim, and does claim, legal professional privilege in relation to the requirement.".
The purpose of this amendment is to remove any doubt that the powers conservation officers have under part 6 do not override the personal privilege we have to protect ourselves against self-incrimination or legal professional privilege.
Proposed new clause 64A agreed to.
Clauses 65 to 104, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Proposed new clause 104A.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (10.26): I move:
That the following new clause be inserted in the Bill: Page 42, line 31:
"104A Guidelines about certain decisions
(1) The Minister may issue guidelines about the exercise of the conservator's functions under the following sections:
(a) section 18 (Issue of commercial fishing licences-relevant considerations);
(b) section 19 (Issue of scientific licences-relevant considerations);
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