Page 845 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 20 March 2012
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I seek leave to move a motion on this matter.
Leave granted.
MS LE COUTEUR: I move:
That the resolution of the Assembly of 31 March 2011 concerning the referral of the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Amendment Bill 2011 to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for inquiry and report, be amended by:
(1) omitting the words “by the first sitting week in March 2012” and substituting “by the second sitting week in May 2012”; and
(2) adding a new paragraph (3):
“(3) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, publishing and circulation.”.
MR SMYTH (Brindabella) (10.11): I thank Ms Le Couteur for the report. It summarises the concerns that PAC have, and I compliment PAC on the way they have conducted this inquiry, which, unfortunately, we cannot report on because we do not have the vital report. It is of very serious concern to all involved that we actually have a government who breaks the law. It is very clear what the law says, Mr Speaker. I will propose two amendments, which have been circulated, and I seek leave to move the two amendments circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MR SMYTH: I move:
Add new paragraphs (4) and (5):
“(4) requires the Treasurer to table, by the close of business today, the report of the review of the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008; and
(5) censures the Treasurer for failing to comply with the requirements of section 275 of the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008.”.
The first amendment calls on the Treasurer to table by close of business today the report of the review of the third-party regime and the second censures the Treasurer for his failure to complete the review of the compulsory third-party scheme in the ACT within the time limits set down in the Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008.
I agree completely with the motion proposed by Ms Le Couteur. In formal terms, PAC have no choice but to move in this way, and we clearly cannot report on our inquiry as we were required to do under the reference of this matter to the committee.
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