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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 02 Hansard (Thursday, 4 March 2004) . . Page.. 790 ..

Clauses 139 and 144, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 145.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (5.34): I seek leave to move amendments Nos 13 and 14 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MS GALLAGHER: I move amendments Nos 13 and 14 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 816].

This amendment inserts a new paragraph 145(b)(iii) which will allow inspectors to examine documents that may be relevant to a contravention or possible contravention of the act, as well as documents relating to handling dangerous substances or documents relating to plant or systems used for handling dangerous substances. This will make the inspection power similar to those proposed in the Occupational Health and Safety Act contained in the bill I introduced on 12 February. The second amendment clarifies that an inspector who enters premises may carry out examinations to investigate whether the legislation has been complied with in the past as well as the present.

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 145, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 146 to 153, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 154.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (5.35): I move amendment No 15 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 816].

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 154, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 155.

MS GALLAGHER (Minister for Education, Youth and Family Services, Minister for Women and Minister for Industrial Relations) (5.36): I move amendment No 16 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 816].

This amendment corrects an important typographical error. The penalty for failing to provide a name and address to an inspector is intended to be 10 penalty units, in line with similar offences in other legislation.

Amendment agreed to.

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