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The bill will take effect from 1 July 2007. This will allow a communication strategy to be implemented and first reporting to take place in 2008. Service station operators will be required to report on their fuel sales not later than 30 September each year for liquid fuel sold at the station in the year ending on the preceding 30 June. The ACT government will establish a monitoring and reporting framework to measure both its own progress and that of the ACT community in meeting the climate change challenge, and this bill will greatly assist in the attainment of this goal.
I just indicated that this bill will come into effect on 1 July. In fact, the bill as drafted provides that the bill will commence on the day after its notification day. I therefore propose an amendment to omit that clause and substitute as a new clause 2 that this act commences on 1 July 2007. I now circulate that amendment in my name.
Accordingly, I support the passage of the Environment Protection (Fuel Sales Data) Amendment Bill 2007. I am conscious of the concern expressed by the Leader of the Opposition—a concern quite rightly identified that the representative group representing service station owners in the Australian Capital Territory should appropriately be consulted. I am advised—I was not part of the consultation—that the motor trades association was consulted fully about the proposal. I am advised further that the motor trades association expressed support for the legislation with the rider that the confidentiality of each of their members and of each service station owner would be protected, and the bill seeks to address the only concern that I am advised that the motor trades association raised about this bill. I hope that allays the concern of the Leader of the Opposition and I commend this bill to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail stage
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, Minister for the Arts) (11.06): I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1430].
The amendment is to omit clause 2 and to replace it with a clause providing that the bill commences on 1 July 2007.
Amendment agreed to.
Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Sitting suspended from 11.07 am to 2.30 pm.
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