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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 06 Hansard (Thursday, 24 June 2004) . . Page.. 2623 ..

comprehensive briefing on the component changes, we followed up on a couple of matters and we were mostly satisfied in the end, but I think it is very disrespectful of the process to then be given so many amendments at this late stage.

Although I am going to support these amendments, I am qualifying my support with the comment that, as Mr Stefaniak said, we have not had time to really consult or look carefully at some of the amendments. The amendment now before us is about avoiding the doubling up of insurance payments for travel agents, and it seems reasonable. But I just want to make the comment that I do not think we have been given nearly enough time.

Proposed new clauses 3A, 3B and 3C agreed to.

Clauses 4 and 5, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Proposed new part 2A incorporating new clauses 5A, 5B and 5C.

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, and Minister for Arts and Heritage) (11.45): On behalf of Mr Stanhope, I move amendment No 3, which inserts a new part 2A incorporating new clauses 5A, 5B and 5C [see schedule 1 at page 2747].

This provides for amendments to the Agents Regulations 2003 to provide that an agent is deemed to have the qualifications for a real estate licence if immediately before the commencement of the Agents Act 2003 the person was eligible for the grant of a licence under the Agents Act 1968. This amendment will ensure that those agents who qualified under the old legislation can continue to work in the industry.

Proposed new part 2A incorporating new clauses 5A, 5B and 5C agreed to.

Clause 6 agreed to.

Proposed new clauses 6A to 6ZH.

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, and Minister for Arts and Heritage) (11.46): On behalf of Mr Stanhope, I move amendment No 4 circulated in my name, which inserts new clauses 6A to 6ZH [see schedule 1 at page 2747].

Mr Speaker, this inserts a number of new clauses, making a number of minor and technical amendments to part 2 of the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003. These amendments arose out of the department’s consultation with the ACT Law Society on the drafting of regulations to the act and the Law Society’s pro forma contract for the sale of property.

The amendments are designed to better reflect the commercial practice of real estate conveyancing in the ACT. They will also facilitate a smooth market transition to the new system for the sale of residential property and will ensure that the balance of rights between buyers and sellers is appropriate and sensible. They include a provision that

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