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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 11 Hansard (26 September) . . Page.. 3360 ..

Clause 120.

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Health, Minister for Community Affairs and Minister for Women) (5.43): I am not quite sure how we handle this, Mr Speaker; I am happy to continue to argue, but there is no sense in me arguing about anything up to 125.

MR SPEAKER: It seems that the clauses up to 124 are all dependent on 119.

MR STANHOPE: They are all dependent on 119. I find it difficult to concede, but I will do whatever I have to do to move this through.

Mr Smyth: I think the appropriate thing, Mr Speaker, would be to move that clauses 120 to 124 be considered together.

MR SPEAKER: You could seek leave, but it is as easy for me to go straight through them.

Clause 120 negatived.

Clause 121 negatived.

Clause 122 negatived.

Clause 123 negatived.

Clause 124 negatived.

Clauses 125 and 126, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 127.

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Health, Minister for Community Affairs and Minister for Women) (5.46): I move amendment No 13 circulated in my name [see schedule 4 at page 3372]. This is just a minor technical amendment, Mr Speaker.

MS TUCKER (5.47): Is this clause 127 about neutral evaluation?

Mr Stanhope: Yes.

MS TUCKER: That is not just technical is it?

MR SPEAKER: It is about who can be an evaluator.

MS TUCKER: I will just make a couple of comments on it. Neutral evaluation is only going to work if the evaluators have the necessary skills and experience. It also requires a staffing level sufficient to ensure that the neutral evaluation process complements rather than impedes the other procedures of the court.

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