Page 1548 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019

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Ms Le Couteur also made mention that this was the will of the jury. As Ms Le Couteur knows all too well, the jury primarily concentrated on the principles, not on the detail of the scheme. The detail of five per cent or 10 per cent was hardly looked into by the jury. You can talk about the principle when it comes to the jury but I do not think you can put much stock on five per cent, 10 per cent, 20 per cent or 30 per cent as far as the jury is concerned.

Unfortunately it seems that once again the Greens are far more committed to standing by the Labor Party than they are for standing up for injured Canberrans. It is a shame that so many people are going to be excluded from this scheme because of that cosy relationship.

Question put:

That the amendments be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 10

Noes 13

Mr Coe

Mr Milligan

Mr Barr

Ms Orr

Mrs Dunne

Mr Parton

Ms Berry

Mr Pettersson

Mr Hanson

Mr Wall

Ms J Burch

Mr Ramsay

Mrs Jones

Ms Cheyne

Mr Rattenbury

Mrs Kikkert

Ms Cody

Mr Steel

Ms Lawder

Mr Gentleman

Ms Stephen-Smith

Ms Lee

Ms Le Couteur

Amendments negatived.

Clause 52 agreed to.

Clause 53.

MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (11.27): I move amendment No 10 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1634]. I am seeking to change the definition of “information” in clause 53. At present “information” is defined as including a record containing information. It is a definition including the very word itself. I am seeking to change it to be “information means a required document or relevant application information for an application for defined benefits”. I hope those opposite can at least support that one.

MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, Minister for Tourism and Special Events and Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment) (11.28): Sorry, Mr Coe. Madam Assistant Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has indicated that the definition of the amendment requires information that is relevant to a common-law claim; that is, types of medical treatment received rather than a defined benefit application.

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