Page 2127 - Week 07 - Thursday, 4 June 2015
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MS LAWDER (Brindabella) (5.50): I move amendment No 3 circulated in my name [see schedule 7 at page 2146].
This particular amendment is consequential on a previous amendment; so I think we will move on to the next one.
Amendment agreed to.
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for Planning, Minister for Roads and Parking, Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations, Minister for Children and Young People and Minister for Ageing) (5.51): I move government amendment No 6 circulated in my name [see schedule 6 at page 2142].
The amendment addresses an issue raised by the scrutiny of bills committee, which recommended that the term “reasonable” be added to the subsection.
MS LAWDER (Brindabella) (5.52): Once again, we feel the use of the phrase “reasonable time” leaves a lot of room for ambiguity for the organisations involved. We will be opposing the amendment.
Amendment agreed to.
MS LAWDER (Brindabella) (5.52): I move amendment No 6 circulated in my name [see schedule 7 at page 2146].
This gives an organisation issued with a noncompliance direction the opportunity to make an oral or written submission in response. It will assist in better decision-making.
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for Planning, Minister for Roads and Parking, Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations, Minister for Children and Young People and Minister for Ageing) (5.53): The government does not agree to this amendment. The amendment has been addressed in the government amendment 7 to the same clause.
Amendment negatived.
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for Planning, Minister for Roads and Parking, Minister for Workplace Safety and Industrial Relations, Minister for Children and Young People and Minister for Ageing) (5.53): I move government amendment No 8 circulated in my name [see schedule 6 at page 2142].
The amendment relates to the suspension of an organisation’s approval as a suitable entity for a purpose. The amendment removes reference to the safety of an individual child or young person as being the reason for supervision as in the first instance the safety of a child or young person would be investigated by care and protection services or ACT Policing. The amendment makes it clear that it is the organisation’s approval for care and protection purposes that is suspended. A care and protection purpose is defined in the proposed section 352B of the bill.
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