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giving an exemption. Amendments Nos 4 and 5 complement amendment No 3 by requiring a competent authority to be satisfied on reasonable grounds before it takes actions under the provisions in those clauses to cancel an exemption. As I said, these amendments arose out of the scrutiny committee’s report, and I commend those amendments.

MS BRESNAN (Brindabella) (5.45): As I have already said, the Greens will be supporting these amendments. As has been noted by both Mr Coe and Mr Stanhope, they pick up on concerns raised by the scrutiny of bills committee.

MR COE (Ginninderra) (5.45): The opposition believe these amendments are reasonable, and we will be supporting them.

Amendments agreed to.

Bill as a whole, as amended, agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Cotter Dam

Paper

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, Minister for Energy and Minister for Police and Emergency Services): Before I move the motion to adjourn the house, I present the following paper:

Letter and attachment from Mark Sullivan, Managing Director, ACTEW Corporation, to the Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, dated 17 September 2009.

Adjournment

Motion by Mr Corbell proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Health services

Brindabella Blues Football Club

Attendance at community events

Print handicapped radio

Hockey Canberra

MR DOSZPOT (Brindabella) (5:47): Over the past few weeks I have attended numerous community activities within my shadow portfolio areas of education, disability, sport and recreation, and multicultural affairs and also as chair of the Standing Committee on Health, Community and Social Services. Last Saturday morning at 8.30 I was an invited guest of the Australian Council of Stoma Associations, which held their national seminar here in Canberra at Rydges Lakeside.


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