Page 4117 - Week 09 - Thursday, 26 August 2010

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to is this: “You had the idea first so I’m not going to support you. We are going to do it by another means.” That is absolutely and utterly ludicrous. This is a matter that has been brought to my attention by a number of people in the industry. It is obvious that it has been brought to the minister’s attention as well because he has come up with some sort of fix-up.

This is an important issue. It is about the safety and security of the people who work in the premises and the people who go there in good faith. I understand the Greens did not think that security information would be in the RAMP, but it is quite clear, if you read the draft regulations, that security information is required in the RAMP—where are you going to put your cameras? Are there going to be cameras? Where is the monitor? How many security guards are you going to have on a busy night? All of those things are in it. It is not reasonable that members of the public who may have nefarious intent should have access to that security information and jeopardise the safety of ordinary law-abiding citizens. This is a very important issue in relation to safe workplaces, safe drinking places and safe entertainment places. The minister recognises that there is a problem and it is an indictment of him that he will not support this amendment.

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Water, Minister for Energy and Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (6.16): Madam Assistant Speaker, in the spirit of compromise, I am actually going to indicate that the government will accept this amendment. I have taken some further advice from my department and, on reflection, it is quite clear that there is no reason why we cannot do this now. So let it be said that I am never going to be standing on my dignity for the sake of it, Madam Assistant Speaker. In a minority parliament, we can all work in a collaborative fashion. So the government will not be opposing this amendment.

MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (6.17), by leave: I would like to congratulate the minister on his magnanimity on this. If we are not careful, there might be an outbreak of love in this place.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 90, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 91 to 120, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 121.

Leave granted.

MR CORBELL: I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name and table a supplementary explanatory statement to the amendment [see schedule 2 at page 4144].

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