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understand and support the need to have an exception for compulsory acquisitions, since the compensation may not be known for a period. However, we believe that the report should be updated with that information once it has been determined. We believe our amendment is a practical alternative which preserves the necessary exemption whilst still allowing for the consolidated reporting on the acquisition once the compensation is paid or the amount payable is known.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (5.23): The Greens support the Liberals’ version of this. I will endeavour to vote appropriately for that, that is, against Mr Gentleman’s proposed amendment.
Amendment negatived.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (5.24): I move amendment No 3 on the green paper [see schedule 3 at page 4719].
Amendment agreed to.
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Advanced Technology and Space Industries) (5.24): I move amendment No 16 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 4716].
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (5.24): The opposition will support the government’s amendment here. This is intended to capture risk assessments, relevant advice on the acquisition or information from the business case which would have fallen under 8(1)(h) in the bill. We appreciate that sometimes there may not be advice from another agency which had a substantial impact on the acquisition, but where advice has had a material effect on the decision to acquire property, we believe it would be prudent to include that information.
Amendment agreed to.
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Advanced Technology and Space Industries) (5.25): I move amendment No 17 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 4716].
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (5.25): I move my amendment No 3 on the blue paper to Mr Gentleman’s amendment No 17 [see schedule 2 at page 4719].
While the Canberra Liberals are supportive of the use of the term “defined land acquisition” in the legislation we believe that acquisitions under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994 should be subject to the full reporting requirements too. In cases where the acquisitions are required under the Lands Acquisition Act 1994 there are a number of procedures and processes which would enable reporting. To us, it does not
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