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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 05 Hansard (Thursday, 13 May 2004) . . Page.. 1886 ..

Leave granted.

MS DUNDAS: I move amendments Nos 4 to 6 circulated in my name together. They are on the green piece of paper [see schedule 1 at page 1912].

These amendments are very similar to the amendments that I moved earlier this evening. They address the issue of due diligence and insert a defence of taking reasonable steps when we are dealing with these penalties. I commend them to the Assembly.

Amendments agreed to.

MS TUCKER (10.11): I seek leave to move amendments Nos 4 to 6 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MS TUCKER: I move amendments Nos 4 to 6 circulated in my name together [see schedule 2 at page 1913].

These are the same as our earlier set of three, but I will not speak to these amendments again except to make it clear that clause 60R mirrors 601. Hence, so do my amendments.

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Environment and Minister for Community Affairs) (10.11): As Ms Tucker says, amendments 4, 5 and 6 are essentially the same as amendments 1, 2 and 3. The government agreed to amendment 1 and will agree to No 4. We will oppose Nos 5 and 6, for the same reasons as we opposed Nos 2 and 3.

Ordered that the amendments be divided.

Question put:

That amendment No 4 be agreed to.

MS DUNDAS (10.12): I reiterate that we think Ms Tucker has made a very good argument that plans should not automatically give people the right to clear native vegetation. We foreshadow again our support not only for amendment No 4 but also for amendments Nos 5 and 6.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Question put:

That amendment No 5 be agreed to.

Question resolved in the negative.

Question put:

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