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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3561 ..

MS TUCKER (continuing):

commissioner, I do not want to break the nexus between these reports and ACT elections. I will be moving amendments to this bill to direct the minister to set reporting dates that ensure that these fundamental reports on the state of the ACT's environment are presented at least once in every term of the Assembly. The last time this bill was nearly debated, the government said it would support these amendments. I hope that they maintain this support.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Detail Stage

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

MS TUCKER (5.10): I ask for leave to move amendments Nos 1 to 3 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MS TUCKER: I move:

No 1-

Clause 4, page 2, line 33, proposed new paragraph 19 (5) (b), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

"(b) a reporting day for that period that-

(i) must be at least 3 and not more than 6 months after the end of the reporting period; and

(ii) must not be within 6 months before or after an ordinary election under the Electoral Act 1992.".

No 2-

Clause 4, page 2, line 35, after proposed new subsection 19 (5), insert the following subsection:

" '(5A) When making a determination under subsection (5), the Minister must ensure that it is possible for at least 1 state of the environment report to be presented under section 22 in the period between one ordinary election under the Electoral Act 1992 and the next such election.".

No 3-

Clause 5, page 3, line 15, proposed new section 22, omit the section, substitute the following section:

" '22 Minister to table reports and recommendations

'(1) After the Minister receives a recommendation under subsection 19 (4) or a report under section 21, the Minister must present the recommendation or report to the Legislative Assembly within 15 sitting days.

'(2) After receiving a state of the environment report under section 19, the Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly before the end of the earlier of the following:

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