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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 03 Hansard (Thursday, 11 March 2004) . . Page.. 1115 ..

chamber is filtering through and that we will not continue to see strict liability offences with imprisonment clauses attached.

MRS DUNNE (5.29): The Liberal opposition will be supporting this amendment as well. The comments that Ms Dundas made reflect the comments that both she and I made when we discussed the Building Bill. I commend Ms Dundas and her staff for their eagle-eyedness. This is a matter of particular concern—strict liability offences for which the penalty is prison. It goes to the quality of scrutiny of bills in this place, and the amount of time members put into scrutinising the bills, that things that should have been picked up long before getting to cabinet and long before being introduced are picked up in this place. I commend members for their participation in the process.

MS TUCKER (5.30): The Greens agree with the sentiments expressed. This amendment is supported.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 42, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 43 to 52, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 53.

MR CORBELL (Minister for Health and Minister for Planning) (5.31): I move amendment No 8 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1179]. This amendment inserts the same cross-reference note to section 146 that has been inserted for clauses 35 and 36.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 53, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 54 to 58, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 59.

MR CORBELL (Minister for Health and Minister for Planning) (5.31): I move amendment No 9 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1180]. Under the existing clause 59, the registrar must take into account any response given to the registrar in accordance with the disciplinary notice. This amendment retains that requirement and adds the requirement that the registrar must take into account the considerations under proposed clause 60A when the registrar is making a decision to take disciplinary action.

MRS DUNNE (5.32): The Liberal opposition will support this, and the subsequent amendments, because it clarifies what issues should be taken into consideration.

MS TUCKER (5.32): I will speak to government amendments 9, 10 and 11. They all have to do with considerations the registrar has to have when deciding on disciplinary action. The scrutiny of bills committee questioned the wide range of discretionary powers that can be found in this bill. This amendment fairly extensively canvasses the

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