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that the COVID-19 physical distancing requirements are impacting upon the ACT paper-based land titling system. I do want to place on record my appreciation to the Law Society for the way they have continued to make the settlements room available during this time.
Our paper-based system is characterised by person-to-person meetings and the physical transfer of paper documents. But e-conveyancing provides a different dynamic. The introduction of the new subsection 25(5) to the bill ensures that the disallowable rules made for e-conveyancing prior to 1 June can come into effect the day after they are notified. This compares to the position under the e-conveyancing national law that such rules need to stand for 20 business days before they can come into effect. We do not want to see the rules being held up, which would prospectively prevent those from simply putting in an application to operate in the ACT.
I commend the amendment to the Assembly.
Amendment agreed to.
Bill as a whole, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Land Titles (Electronic Conveyancing) Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
Debate resumed from 20 February 2020, on motion by Mr Ramsay:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Adjournment
Motion (by Mr Gentleman) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Community services—Indian community
MR GUPTA (Yerrabi) (5.44): I am delighted to rise today to talk about the wonderful community spirit we have seen in Canberra during COVID-19 and also to recognise the extent and resilience of our caring and multicultural community here in Canberra.
I want to tell a quick story about an elderly couple I know quite well who live on my street. The couple, unfortunately, have limited physical mobility. As a result, doing
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