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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 8 Hansard (21 August) . . Page.. 3073 ..

MR SPEAKER: We are dealing now with clause 58 of the bill and I have in my hand an amendment on a pink sheet, which I am now informed is actually intended to be a government amendment on a pink sheet.

Mr Stanhope: Mr Speaker, might I just address the matter?

MR SPEAKER: Yes.

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Environment and Minister for Community Affairs) (5.58): There is a difficulty and I wonder if we might just defer consideration of this for two minutes until perhaps we have dealt with the other matters. I will have a quick chat.

I have a concern. As I am advised, the matter was drafted by parliamentary counsel for me. Parliamentary counsel accidentally attributed it to Mrs Cross and Mrs Cross in fact circulated it, so I have not actually signed the amendment in circulation. Could we just deal with the other matters in the bill? Would it be possible to come back to this before we complete the bill for this evening so I can talk to my officials?

MR SPEAKER: At the conclusion of the detail stage of the bill we can recommit clause 58, deal with this amendment at that point and trust that you will have the matter sorted out by then.

MR STANHOPE: Thank you. I just need to have a quick discussion.

Clause 58 agreed to.

MR SPEAKER: We can recommit clause 58 at some later time.

Proposed new clause 58A.

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Environment and Minister for Community Affairs) (6.01): Mr Speaker, I move amendment No 5 circulated in my name, which inserts a new clause 58A [see schedule 2 at page 3089].

Mr Speaker, amendment 5 inserts clause 58A into the bill. Clause 58A replaces the existing section 30 (3) of the Limitation Act 1985. The substituted subsection inserts a new subsection (3) (b), which provides that section 30 does not apply to causes of action to which 30B applies. Section 30B, Mr Speaker, is a special provision in relation to children concerning claims relating to health services.

Proposed new clause 58A agreed to.

MR SPEAKER: I will just say to members that the well-oiled machine feels as though it might come to a halt if all of the arrangements are not in place to deal with these amendments. I would ask staff, officials and members to make sure that everything is sorted out as we get to it.

Clause 59.

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