Page 3533 - Week 09 - Thursday, 21 August 2008
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MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (9.10): I move amendment No 10 circulated in my name which inserts a new clause 25A [see schedule 3 at page 3554].
Government amendment No 10 inserts a new part 10 into the act. New part 10 provides a transitional provision to the effect that the amendments in part 2 of the act do not apply to a proceeding if the hearing of the proceeding has started before the amendments in part 2 commence. It is intended that the new amendments will apply to all cases that are on foot, unless a hearing has already commenced. It will not be relevant when the charges were laid or the offence occurred, but if a hearing or sentencing proceeding has commenced then the new provisions will not apply.
Proposed new clause 25A agreed to.
Clauses 26 and 27, by leave, taken together and agreed to,
Clause 28.
MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (9.11): I move government amendment No 11 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 3554].
Government amendment No 11 inserts three additional definitions of less serious violent offence, relevant person and serious violent offence into the dictionary of the act, as a consequence of government amendments 2 to 9. The additional definitions provide cross-references to sections 37 and 38AA of the act where the terms are defined.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 28, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 29 to 32, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 33.
DR FOSKEY (Molonglo) (9.12): Amendment No 7 was contingent upon my amendment No 1 being passed, so I will not move it.
Clause 33 agreed to.
Proposed new clause 34.
MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (9.12): I move amendment No 12 circulated in my name which inserts new clause 34 [see schedule 3 at page 3554].
Government amendment 12 inserts a new chapter 12 into the act. New chapter 12 provides a transitional provision to the effect that the amendments in part 3 of the act
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