Page 4182 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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The bill also empowers the registrar to act, for example, to seize, sell or otherwise dispose of an animal in circumstances of illicit animal ownership. This clause provides a capacity for the registrar to quickly and humanely act in the best interests of the unfortunate animals in the position of being held by someone who is disqualified.
In summary, this amendment bill would contribute to a long-term solution to this chronic animal hoarding and animal cruelty problem. It is a good outcome for the keeper because we do not want a repetitive cycle of inappropriate animal ownership and potentially cruelty. It is a good outcome for neighbours or other members of the community who often foot the bill for the processes and are impacted by seeing an animal suffer or wondering if an animal is going to suffer. We must remember that a keeper is disqualified for a reason in the first place. It is a good outcome for the courts and officials, and it is a great outcome for the procession of animals that have suffered over the years. I commend the bill to the Assembly and urge all members to support it.
Debate (on motion by Mr Steel) adjourned to the next sitting.
Planning—Molonglo Valley
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (10.22): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes that:
(a) the Labor-Greens Parliamentary Agreement for the 7th Assembly called for excellence in sustainable design in the Molonglo Valley development, including:
(i) construction of public transport infrastructure from the outset of the development;
(ii ) mandatory solar passivity;
(iii) pedestrian friendly design;
(iv) inclusion of a third pipeline for non-potable water; and
(v) implementing child-friendly planning principles into the development of Wright and Coombs;
(b) the Labor-Greens Parliamentary Agreement for the 8th Assembly called for a “Molonglo Cycle Highway feasibility study”;
(c) it is nine years since the first land release in the Molonglo Valley and development is expected to continue for another 15 years;
(d) while there have been improvements over earlier development in the ACT, Molonglo Valley developments do not appear to be delivering excellence in sustainable design across all areas of environmental sustainability, social sustainability and transport;
(e) environmental sustainability gaps include lack of room for canopy trees, blocks and dwellings not being correctly oriented for passive solar heating/cooling, and major terraforming and removal of almost all vegetation during suburb construction;
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