Page 1295 - Week 04 - Thursday, 8 May 2014
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So I think we have to keep those issues in mind. The government cannot support this amendment.
Question put:
That Mr Wall’s amendment be agreed to.
The Assembly voted—
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Ayes 8 |
Noes 9 | ||
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Mr Coe |
Ms Lawder |
Mr Barr |
Ms Gallagher |
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Mr Doszpot |
Mr Smyth |
Ms Berry |
Mr Gentleman |
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Mrs Dunne |
Mr Wall |
Dr Bourke |
Ms Porter |
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Mr Hanson |
Ms Burch |
Mr Rattenbury | |
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Mrs Jones |
Mr Corbell | ||
Question so resolved in the negative.
Amendment 1.1 agreed to.
Amendment 1.2.
MR WALL (Brindabella) (12.15): I move amendment No 2 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1335]. As I said before, this is an amendment to ensure that the rigour of the appeals process in the Corrections Management Act and the appointment of the adjudicator are not diluted and watered down and that the appropriate expertise and rigour are possessed by the individual that is appointed.
Amendment negatived.
Amendment 1.2, agreed to.
Amendments 1.3 to 1.5, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Amendment 1.6.
MR SMYTH (Brindabella) (12.16), by leave: I move amendments Nos 1 and 2 circulated in my name together [see schedule 3 at page 1335].
Mr Barr: Can you grant yourself leave?
MR SMYTH: If the question is how I grant myself leave, apparently the Assembly agreed with my request, Mr Barr. So maybe I can.
I am concerned that there are an increasing number of examples where there are conflicts between bills and government policies but we are never told how they are resolved. Indeed, the examples that all come to mind are in Mr Corbell’s areas of responsibility. Last year we did some amendment which I think created a conflict between the Emergencies Act and the environment act, which was left unresolved, as
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