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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 09 Hansard (Tuesday, 17 August 2004) . . Page.. 3768 ..

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Arts and Heritage, and Acting Minister for Health) (8.12): I seek leave to move amendments 20 and 21 circulated in my name together.

Leave granted.

MR WOOD: I move amendments Nos 20 and 21 circulated in my name together [see schedule 3 at page 3803]. The amendment to clause 49 (1) (c), together with the amendment to clause 49 (2) (a) and clause 50, are made in response to an issue that was raised by the Scrutiny of Bills Committee that the offences in clauses 49 and 50 do not match up. The effect of these amendments is that places that are discovered should still be recorded within five days. These amendments will ensure that, if the time limit cannot be met, it will be sufficient to do so as soon as practicable after that.

Amendments agreed to.

Clause 49, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 50.

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Arts and Heritage, and Acting Minister for Health) (8.14) I move amendment No 22 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 3803]. As I said earlier, this amendment will ensure that clause 50 is reworded.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 50, as amended, agreed to.

Proposed new clause 50A.

MS DUNDAS (8.14): I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name to insert new clause 50A [see schedule 4 at page 3812]. This amendment, which one hopes will never be used, will bring clarity to the process of reporting and nominating Aboriginal places and objects. Once the council receives a report, consultation must occur and decisions must be made. This amendment will remove the assumption that that will take place. It makes it crystal clear that the right thing will be done, that we will no longer be working on assumptions, and that this will be codified in law. This amendment is important for all parties concerned. When no clear process is in place sometimes our systems fall down and people are left in a state of ambiguity. I urge the Assembly to support this amendment, which I believe will remove any trace of ambiguity.

MR WOOD (Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Arts and Heritage, and Acting Minister for Health) (8.15): This amendment relates to other similar clauses. The government supports the amendment.

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