Page 1543 - Week 06 - Thursday, 2 July 2020
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the building where the polling is occurring. The bill also corrects a drafting anomaly which has already been spoken about.
This bill supports the government’s commitment to an equitable and transparent electoral process and enhancing public confidence in our elections. I take the opportunity to thank the Electoral Commission for its extremely valuable contribution and feedback on this bill. I commend the bill to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail stage
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clause 2.
MR RAMSAY (Ginninderra—Attorney-General, Minister for the Arts and Cultural Events, Minister for Building Quality Improvement, Minister for Business and Regulatory Services and Minister for Seniors and Veterans) (4.48): Pursuant to standing order 182A(b), I seek leave to move amendments to this bill that are minor and technical in nature.
Leave granted.
MR RAMSAY: I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1576]. I table a supplementary explanatory statement to the government amendments. These are indeed minor and consequential amendments to reflect new arrangements through the passing of the COVID-19 amendment act today.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 3 and 4, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Proposed new clause 4A.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.49): I seek leave to move amendments to this bill that have not been considered by the scrutiny committee and not circulated in accordance with standing order 178A.
Leave granted.
MR COE: I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name, which inserts a new clause 4A [see schedule 2 at page 1577].
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