Page 2307 - Week 07 - Thursday, 4 August 2016
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Amendment No 1 provides that the bail review power provisions in part 2 of the bill will commence on 1 May next year, 2017. This will provide sufficient time for all of the relevant criminal justice agencies to fully understand the implementation issues related to the bail review power and allow sufficient time for the government to consider and address those issues if it is necessary to do so.
MR HANSON (Molonglo—Leader of the Opposition) (11.47): As I indicated, the opposition will be supporting this amendment and any other amendments that are going to be moved by Mr Corbell. But I take this opportunity to reflect on Mr Corbell’s actions here in the Assembly today and commend him for them. It is the case that, generally speaking, as people get older they get wiser and often it is noted that they do become more conservative in their approach. That is my experience.
Having dealt with Mr Corbell over a protracted period in this place, I see what he is doing today as sensible. I am not surprised that the Greens are not supporting it, but what I would say is that it does give me some indication as to why perhaps Mr Corbell has been cut by his left faction.
Mr Corbell: Point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Corbell on a point of order.
Mr Corbell: Whilst I am sure Mr Hanson is enjoying this deviation, Madam Assistant Speaker, I take a point of order on relevance. We are in the detail stage of the debate on this bill. It is a specific provision that relates to the commencement of the bill. Mr Hanson does need to remain somewhat relevant to the question before the chair.
Mrs Dunne: On the point of order, Madam Assistant Speaker.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne on the point of order.
Mrs Dunne: The change in the commencement date has come about specifically as a result of negotiations outside this place. It is well within Mr Hanson’s rights to speculate on what those negotiations might be when discussing the change of the commencement date.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Thank you, Mrs Dunne, but I will uphold the point of order. As interesting as the side commentaries may be, Mr Hanson, can you remain on task and be relevant?
MR HANSON: Certainly, Madam Assistant Speaker. Of course, it is relevant to this debate to consider why it is that these laws have been brought before this place today. They are some of the sorts of laws that we in the opposition have wanted to see and they have finally come, I suppose, in the twilight of the Attorney-General’s career in this place.
Turning to the commencement date that this amendment makes a change to, at the in-principle stage some concern was raised by Mr Rattenbury about what is not in this
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