Page 1732 - Week 05 - Thursday, 11 May 2017
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language of the PCO has been deployed here, we are happy to support an amendment that compels the CRA to establish it. However, we think it is inappropriate for the bill to prohibit who may be a member of the audit and risk committee, as it should comprise appropriate people with the relevant skills and expertise to exercise the functions of the committee. The amendment is unclear on the type of investigation and certainly could raise human rights issues in relation to the presumption of innocence. I will need to move to split the amendment.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (5.05): I have an amendment which sorts that out. Mr Coe will be in the position that he was in earlier: not being sure whether to be flattered or feel violated. We have done as before: taken your good idea and, we think, finessed it slightly. Mr Barr’s remarks are along those lines.
Mr Barr: Sorry, Madam Deputy Speaker; I have confused things; Ms Le Couteur has an amendment.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: My understanding is that we are going to vote down Mr Coe’s amendment No 12 and then Ms Le Couteur is going to move something similar.
Mr Barr: That is correct, yes. My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Twice you have done this to me, Chief Minister. I am counting!
Amendment negatived.
Proposed new clause 20A negatived.
Clause 21.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (5.06): Madam Deputy Speaker, if I may assist, given the result on amendment No 12, I will not be moving amendments Nos 13, 14 and 15.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (5.07): I move amendment No 3 circulated in my name [see schedule 5 at page 1790]. We have basically had this discussion. We are all on the same page. This is just a finessing of Mr Coe’s amendment.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (5.07): We agree that the authority must establish an audit and risk committee.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 21, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 22 and 23, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
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