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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3478 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
The third class of matter is technical statute law revision amendments, as traditionally understood, proposed by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office. In other words, changes in the text of the law that update provisions and make them clearer and easier to understand without making any significant change in their operation or legal effect. Amendments of this nature may be found in Schedule 3 of the Bill.
Finally, Statute Law Amendment Bills periodically repeal Acts and subordinate laws that have become obsolete or are no longer needed. Schedules 4 and 5 contain such repeals.
Bearing in mind the rather technical nature of the Bill, I will not go into the detail of the amendments and repeals in the Bill. However, I should point out that the Bill itself contains rather detailed explanatory notes that Members may find helpful. The Parliamentary Counsel is also available to provide any additional explanation or information that Members need.
Mr Speaker, I am conscious that the value of 'housekeeping' Bills of this kind can be easily overlooked. However, the Territory has an obligation under the Self-Government Act to publish Territory laws. To achieve this, the statute book needs to be properly maintained.
The Bill is another step in the process of ensuring that the Territory's statute book is of the highest standard and serves the interests and aspirations of the people of the Territory.
Mr Speaker, I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Corbell ) adjourned to the next sitting.
Mr Humphries , pursuant to notice, presented the bill and its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk.
MR HUMPHRIES (Chief Minister, Minister for Community Affairs, Attorney-General and Treasurer) (11.00): Mr Speaker, I move:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
I ask for leave to have my presentation speech incorporated in Hansard.
Leave granted.
The speech read as follows:
Mr Speaker
The Territory does not, at the present time, have legislation which addresses the issue of security on court premises. Such legislation exists in other jurisdictions, such as Victoria, Queensland and the Commonwealth. When the justices of the ACT
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