Minutes of Proceedings - 1995-11-28
Seventh Assembly First Session 28/11/1995 Parliamentary Record No. 18
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Date : 28/11/1995__________________________________________________________________________________
1. MEETING:
The Assembly met at 10.00 a.m., pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker, the Honourable T.R. McCarthy, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. MOTION TO REINSTATE MEMBER FOR MACDONNELL FOLLOWING SUSPENSION - MOTION AGREED TO:
4. APOLOGY TO SPEAKER AND THE ASSEMBLY BY THE MEMBER FOR MACDONNELL:
The following notices were given:
8. FUTURE DIRECTION OF SPORT AND RECREATION IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY - MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - STATEMENT NOTED:
10. PRIVATE SECURITY BILL 1995 (Serial 118):
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Date : 28/11/1995
1. MEETING:
The Assembly met at 10.00 a.m., pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker, the Honourable T.R. McCarthy, took the Chair.
2. PRAYERS.
3. MOTION TO REINSTATE MEMBER FOR MACDONNELL FOLLOWING SUSPENSION - MOTION AGREED TO:
- Suspension of Standing Orders - Move a motion to reinstate Member for Macdonnell: The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Ede), by leave, moved - That so much of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) from reentering the Chamber following his suspension from the Chamber on Thursday 23 November 1995 upon his tendereing an apology to the Speaker and the Assembly.
Question - put and passed - there being an absolute majority of the whole number of Members present and no dissentient voice.
4. APOLOGY TO SPEAKER AND THE ASSEMBLY BY THE MEMBER FOR MACDONNELL:
- The Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) made the following statement:
- On Thursday night, there was an altercation at the time of the moving of a motion That the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 1995 be read a third time.
During that altercation I used some words to describe the Member for Leanyer that you determined were disorderly.
I accept that I should have withdrawn those comments when you ordered me to do so and I would like to apologise to the Speaker and the House for having created difficulties.
By way of mitigation, I remind Honourable Members of the circumstances of the 3rd reading motion on the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill 1995 - the Government was using its numbers to prevent an individual Member from taking a Bill into Committee as provided under the Standing Orders.
I hope this will not happen again..
Question - put and passed - there being an absolute majority of the whole number of Members present and no dissentient voice.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
Mr Coulter ,by leave, moved - That the apology tendered by the Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) be not acceptable.
Debate ensued.
Mr Coulter, by leave, withdrew the motion moved regarding the apology by Mr Bell.
Suspension of Standing Orders - Rescind motion: Mr Coulter moved - That so such of Standing Orders be suspended as would prevent the order of the Assembly passed this day in relation to the Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) be rescinded.
Question - put and passed - there being an absolute majority of the whole number of Members present and no dissentient voice.
Debate ensued.
Mr Bell read the following further apology:
- On Thursday night, at the time of the moving of a motion that the Poisons and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Bill be read a third time I used some words to describe the Member for Leanyer that you determined were disorderly.
- I accept that I should have withdrawn those comments when you ordered me to do so and I would now like to apologise to the Speaker and the House for having created difficulties and unreservedly withdraw.
- I would further like to apologise to the Speaker for reflecting on his ruling outside the House..
Mr Coulter, by leave, withdrew the motion to rescind the order of the Assembly passed this day in relation to the Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell).
The following notices were given:
- Mr Manzie: To present the Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1995 (Serial 132).
Mr Hatton: To present the Criminal Code Amendment (No. 5) Bill 1995 (Serial 123).
Mr Hatton: To present the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 124).
Mr Hatton: To present the Status of Children Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 125).
Mr Hatton: To present the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Bill 1995 (Serial 126).
Mr Hatton: To present the Trustee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1995 (Serial 127).
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Coulter) moved - That leave of absence for this week of sittings be granted to the Minister for Asian Relations, Trade and Industry (Mr Poole) due to his travelling overseas on ministerial business.
- Question - put and passed.
- Questions were asked of Ministers.
8. FUTURE DIRECTION OF SPORT AND RECREATION IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY - MINISTERIAL STATEMENT - STATEMENT NOTED:
- The Minister for Sport and Recreation (Mr Hatton) made a statement relating to the future direction of sport and recreation in the Northern Territory (Paper 2103).
- Mr Hatton moved - That the Assembly take note of the Statement.
Debate ensued.
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- Suspension of sitting: The sitting was suspended between 11.55 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.
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- Debate resumed.
Question - put and passed.
- The Minister for Local Government (Mr Manzie), by leave, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Local Government Act and to repeal the Dog Act Repeal Act.
- Bill read a first time.
Mr Manzie moved - That the Bill be now read a second time.
10. PRIVATE SECURITY BILL 1995 (Serial 118):
- The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question - That the Bill be now read a second time -
- Debate ensued.
- New Zealand House of Representatives, 1995, Racing Amendment Bill, Report of the Committee on the Bill (Paper 2104);
Racing Amendment Bill, Explanatory Note (Paper 2105); and
Racing Amendment Bill (Paper 2106).
Debate continued.
- Question - put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
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In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)
In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)
- Clauses 1 and 2, by leave, taken together and agreed to, after debate.
Clause 3 read.
- The Attorney-General (Mr Hatton) moved the following amendment -
Omit from the definition of "appropriate licence" paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert in their stead the following:
Mr Hatton moved - That consideration of Clause 3 be postponed until a later hour.
Question - put and passed.
Clause 4 agreed to, after debate.
Clause 5 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
- Insert after "entertainment" the words ", a place to which the public has access".
Omit "regular".
Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 6 and 7, by leave, taken together agreed to, after debate.
Clause 8 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to -
Omit from subclause (1) "security doors" and insert in its stead "security systems".
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following further amendment was agreed to, after debate-
Insert in subclause (3)(d) after "licence" the words ", including a provisional licence".
Question - That Clause 8 stand as amended be agreed to - put.
Debate ensued.
Mr Hatton moved - That consideration of amended Clause 8 be postponed until a later hour.
Question - put and passed.
Clause 9 agreed to.
Clause 10 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill , after debate -
Insert after clause 9 the following:
10. LICENSING AUTHORITY
- "(1) There is hereby established an authority to be known as the Private Security Licensing Authority.
- "(2) The licensing authority shall consist of a person or persons appointed by the Minister.
- "(3) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, determine the practices and procedures to be followed by the licensing authority in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a function.
- "(4) The licensing authority shall at the end of each 12 month period after the commencement of this Act report to the Minister on the operation of the Act.
- "(5) The terms and conditions of appointment of a person to the Authority shall be determined by the Minister.".
Clause 11 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Insert at the end the following:
- "(5) The licensing authority may authorise the release of information, including a spent conviction within the meaning of the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act, to a person or body responsible for the issue of licences under an Act of the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth.".
Clause 11, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 12 agreed to.
Clause 13 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Omit subclause (5).
Clause 13, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 14 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Omit subclause (1) and substitute the following:
- "(1) An application to the licensing authority for a licence under this Act may be made on the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed levy, if any, by -
(a) a natural person; or
(b) in the case of a security firm's licence - a person or a partnership.".
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following further amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Insert at the end the following:
"(5) Where -
(a) a natural person has applied for a licence - he or she;
- (b) a partnership has applied for a security firm's licence - each partner in the partnership; or
- (c) a corporation has applied for a security firm's licence - each officer, within the meaning of section 17(1), of the corporation,
- shall attend at a police station and provide to a member of the Police Force the prescribed information together with a signed authority, on the approved form, permitting the Commissioner to release to the licensing authority details of the person's criminal history.
- "(6) An applicant for a crowd controller's transitional licence shall provide to the licensing authority, in addition to the form approved under subsection (1), an approved form completed by the person intending to engage him or her to carry out the functions of a crowd controller.".
Clause 14, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 15 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill, after debate -
Insert after clause 14 the following:
"15. ENTITLEMENT TO LICENCES - NATURAL PERSONS
- "(1) This section applies if an application is made for the grant of a licence to a natural person.
- "(2) Subject to subsection (8), a person is entitled to be granted a crowd controller's transitional licence if the licensing authority has, at the time of the application, no grounds for believing the applicant is not an appropriate person, within the meaning of this section, to hold the licence.
- "(3) Subject to subsection (8), a person is entitled to be granted a provisional licence if -
- (a) the Minister has approved a code of practice under section 48, and competency standards and training under section 53, in relation to that category of licence; and
- (b) the licensing authority is satisfied that the person is an appropriate person to hold the licence.
- "(4) Subject to subsection (8), a person is entitled to be granted a crowd controller's licence, a security officer's licence, or a category of licence (other than a provisional licence) declared under section 8, if -
- (a) the Minister has approved a code of practice under section 48, and competency standards and training under section 53, in relation to that category of licence;
- (b) the licensing authority is satisfied that the person has successfully completed the course in training approved under section 53 in relation to that category of licence; and
- (c) the licensing authority is satisfied that the person is an appropriate person to hold the licence.
- "(5) In deciding whether a person is an appropriate person to hold a licence, the licensing authority is limited to considering the matters specified in subsections (6) and (7).
- "(6) In deciding whether a person is an appropriate person to hold a licence, the licensing authority may consider the following matters as indicating that the person may not be an appropriate person:
(a) that in dealings in which the person has been involved, the person has -
- (i) shown dishonesty or lack of integrity; or
(ii) used harassing tactics;
(b) that the person habitually consorts with reputed criminals;
- (c) that the person has taken advantage, as a debtor, of the laws of bankruptcy;
- (d) that the person is suffering from an illness that makes them unfit to work in the security industry;
(e) that the person has been found guilty of an offence;
- (f) information provided by a person or body responsible for the issue of licenses under an Act of the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth;
- (g) evidence given in a court of the Territory, the Commonwealth or a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth or a commission of inquiry.
- "(7) A person is not an appropriate person to hold a licence if the person, within 10 years of applying for a licence, has been convicted of -
(a) a disqualifying offence in relation to such a licence; or
- (b) an offence that would be a disqualifying offence in relation to such a licence if committed in the Territory.
- "(8) The licensing authority may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to grant a licence to an applicant if the licensing authority has grounds for believing that the applicant is likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers.
- "(9) The grant of a crowd controller's transitional licence does not give rise to a legitimate expectation that any other licence shall be granted or renewed.".
The Member for Macdonnell (Mr Bell) moved the following amendment to the amendment -
Insert at the end of proposed section 15(8) the following:
- , and the licensing authority shall give reasons for its decision.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to -
Omit subclause (1)(a).
Debate ensued.
Amendment agreed to.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following further amendment was agreed to -
Omit from subclause (3) "notice of" and insert in its stead "a signed authority under section 14(5) in relation to".
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following further amendment was agreed to -
Omit from subclause (3) "applicant" (twice occurring) and insert in its stead "person who signed the authority".
Clause 16, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 17 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to -
Omit from subsection (5) "15(3) - (6)" and insert in its stead "15(5) - (9)".
Clause 17, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 18 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill -
Insert after clause 17 the following:
"18. DECISION ON APPLICATION
- "(1) The licensing authority shall consider an application for a crowd controller's transitional licence and, if satisfied that -
(a) the applicant is entitled to the licence under section 15(2);
- (b) there are, at the time of application, no grounds for believing that the applicant is likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers; and
- (c) the signed authority required to be provided to a member of the Police Force under section 14(5) has been so provided,
- the licensing authority shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, forthwith grant the licence to the applicant.
- "(2) The licensing authority shall consider an application for a provisional licence and, if satisfied that -
(a) the person is entitled to the licence under section 15(3); and
- (b) there are no grounds for believing that the applicant is likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers,
the licensing authority shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, grant the licence.
- "(3) The licensing authority shall consider an application for a crowd controller's licence, a security officer's licence or a licence (other than a provisional licence) in relation to a category of licence declared under section 8, and, if satisfied that -
(a) the person is entitled to the licence under section 15(4); and
- (b) there are no grounds for believing that the applicant is likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers,
- the licensing authority shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, grant the licence.
- "(4) Where the licensing authority grants a crowd controller's transitional licence to a person and, at or before the expiration of 3 months, the licensing authority is satisfied that the person -
- (a) is entitled to a crowd controller's provisional licence under section 15(3) or a crowd controller's licence under section 15(4); and
- (b) is not likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers,
- the licensing authority shall grant the crowd controller's provisional licence or the crowd controller's licence, as the case may be, to the person, without requiring a further application to be made under this Act.
- "(5) Where the licensing authority grants a provisional licence to a person and the licensing authority is satisfied that the person -
- (a) is entitled under section 15(4) to a licence to perform the same functions under the Act as those in relation to which the provisional licence was issued; and
- (b) is not likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers,
- the licensing authority shall grant the licence to the person without requiring a further application to be made under this Act.
- "(6) The licensing authority shall consider an application for a security firm's licence and, if satisfied that -
(a) the applicant is entitled to the licence under section 17(3); and
- (b) there are no grounds for believing that any officer of the corporation or partner in a partnership is likely to be of bad character, having regard to the public interest in ensuring that persons of bad character are not employed as security providers,
the licensing authority shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, grant the licence.
- "(7) If the licensing authority grants a licence, the licensing authority shall as soon as practicable give the applicant -
- (a) on payment of the approved fee to the approved person or body, a licence containing, in the case of a licensee who is a natural person, the photograph of the licensee or, in the case of an application for a security firm's licence by a partnership or corporation, a photograph of one of the partners in the partnership or of the principal of the corporation; and
- (b) if a condition is stated on the licence - a written notice stating that the applicant may within 28 days appeal to the Local Court against the imposition of the condition.
- "(8) If the licensing authority refuses to grant the licence, the licensing authority shall as soon as practicable give the applicant a written notice stating -
(a) the decision;
(b) the reasons for the decision; and
- (c) that the applicant may within 28 days appeal to the Local Court against the decision.".
Clauses 19 to 22, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 23 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill -
Insert after clause 22 the following:
- "23. PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF LICENCE
- "(1) Subject to this Act, a licence, other than -
- (a) a crowd controller's transitional licence; or
(b) a provisional licence,
- is valid for the period, of 1, 2 or 3 years from the date of issue, requested by the applicant and specified on the licence.
"(2) A crowd controller's transitional licence is valid for a period of 3 months.
- "(3) Subject to this Act, a provisional licence is valid until the conclusion of the next available training course, at a date specified in the licence, in respect of the category of licence, which may be attended by the holder of the licence.
- "(4) Where the holder of a provisional licence is unable to attend a training course specified in the licence for reasons acceptable to the licensing authority, the licensing authority may extend the period of the licence until the conclusion of the next available training course, at a date specified in the licence, in respect of the category of licence, which may be attended by the holder of the licence.
- "(5) A provisional licence shall not be extended under subsection (3) more than once, and in any case such a licence ceases to be valid after 12 months after the date of issue.".
Clause 24 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill -
Insert after clause 23 the following:
- "24. RENEWAL OF LICENCE
- "(1) The holder of a licence, other than a crowd controller's transitional licence or a provisional licence, may, on the approved form accompanied by the prescribed levy, if any, apply to the licensing authority for the renewal of a licence not earlier than 3 months before, and not later than one month before, the licence ends.
- "(2) If an application for renewal of a licence is made, the licensing authority shall, unless the licensing authority refuses to renew it under section 26, renew the licence on payment of the prescribed fee.".
Clauses 25 to 29, by leave, taken together and agreed to, after debate.
Clause 30 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Add at the end the following:
- "(3) Notwithstanding that an applicant is not, by virtue of section 15(7), entitled to the grant of a licence, he or she may appeal against a refusal to grant a licence on the grounds that there are adequate grounds for the Local Court to exercise its power under section 34 to grant the licence.".
Clause 30, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 31 to 33, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 34 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to -
Insert at the end the following:
- "(4) Notwithstanding that an appellant is not, by virtue of section 15(7), entitled to the grant of a particular licence, the Local Court may, in substituting another decision, decide to grant such a licence to the appellant, if it is satisfied that, notwithstanding the offence, the appellant is, on the balance of probabilities, a suitable person to be granted such a licence.".
Clause 34, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 35 to 45, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 46 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Omit ", without reasonable excuse,".
Clause 46, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 47 agreed to.
Clause 48 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to -
Omit subclause (8).
Clauses 49 to 54, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 55 negatived.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clauses were inserted in the Bill, after debate -
Insert after clause 54 the following:
- "55. LIABILITY FOR SECURITY PROVIDER'S ACTIONS
- "(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a person (an 'employer') employs a security provider (other than a security firm) for the purposes of providing security services, the employer is responsible, in tort and in contract, for anything done, or not done, by the security provider -
(a) within the scope of the security provider's authority; or
- (b) for the benefit, or for the purported or intended benefit, of the employer or the employer's business.
"(2) Where -
- (a) the service of the security provider is provided to the employer on behalf of a security firm; or
- (b) a security firm receives, whether directly or indirectly, reward for the provision of the services of the security provider to the employer,
- the security firm, and not the employer, is responsible, in tort and in contract, for anything done, or not done, by the security provider -
(c) within the scope of the security provider's authority; or
- (d) for the benefit, or for the purported or intended benefit, of the employer or the employer's business.
- "(3) Where a crowd controller or a security officer commits an offence against this Act, the employer of the person at the time of the offence is, in addition to the crowd controller or security officer, deemed to have committed the offence.
- "(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a security firm is deemed to be the employer of a security provider, to the exclusion of any other person, if -
- (a) the service of the security provider is provided on behalf of that security firm; or
- (b) if the security firm receives, whether directly or indirectly, reward for the provision of those services by the security provider.
"55A. EMPLOYERS TO KEEP INCIDENT REGISTERS
- "(1) Subject to this section, the employer of a crowd controller shall ensure that a register of crowd controllers, containing accurate records of prescribed information, is kept.
Penalty: $2,000.
- "(2) For the purposes of this section, where a security firm provides the services of a crowd controller to a person, body or authority, the person, body or authority is deemed to be the employer of the crowd controller.
"(3) An employer who -
(a) uses the services of a crowd controller less than once every 6 months; and
- (b) sends a report, containing the information prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1), to the licensing authority within 14 days after the provision of services to the employer by a crowd controller,
is not required to keep a register for the purposes of subsection (1).
- "(4) An employer shall permit inspectors to examine the register kept under subsection (1).
Penalty: $2,000.
- "55B. PERSON NOT TO HIRE CROWD CONTROLLER WITH DISQUALIFYING OFFENCE
- "A person (the 'employer') shall not engage another person to carry out the functions of a crowd controller if the employer knows, or ought reasonably be expected to know, that the person has been convicted of a disqualifying offence, unless the Local Court has, knowing of the offence, granted a licence to the person.".
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following further amendment was agreed to -
Add at the end of proposed new clause 55B the following:
- Penalty: $5,000..
Clauses 56 to 62, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following new clause was inserted in the Bill, after debate -
Insert after clause 62 the following:
- "62A. EXEMPTIONS
- "Subject to any regulations made for the purposes of section 64(2)(h), the licensing authority may, by notice in the Gazette, exempt a person, a class of persons or a category of activities from the operation of all or any provision of this Act or the Regulations, subject to such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit and specifies in the notice.".
Clause 63 read.
On the motion of Mr Hatton the following amendment was agreed to, after debate -
Omit subclause (2)(h) and insert in its stead the following:
- "(h) prescribe classes of persons, or categories of activities, in relation to which an exemption of a provision or all provisions may not be granted under section 62A, or the conditions subject to which such an exemption may be granted;".
Clause 63, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 64 negatived.
Schedule negatived.
Title agreed to.
Mr Hatton moved - That the Committee do report progress and seek leave to sit again to consider postponed clauses 3 and 8.
Question - put and passed.
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The Speaker (Mr McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Setter) reported accordingly; and the report was adopted.
- The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion - That the Assembly resolves to recommend the revocation of the area known as Howard Springs Forest, pursuant to the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act.
- Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
- The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question - That the Bill be now read a second time -
- Debate ensued.
Paper tabled: The Attorney General (Mr Hatton) laid on the Table the following Paper -
Letter, Ms Suzy Velkou, Programme Co-ordinator, Safety House Australia Inc. to Hon Fred Finch, MLA, Attorney General, dated 24 January 1995 (Paper 2107).
Question - put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
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In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)
In the Committee
(Chairman - Mr Setter)
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.
On the motion of the Attorney General (Mr Hatton) the following amendment was agreed to -
- Omit from proposed new section 47AC (1)(b) the following 188(1)(k) and insert in its stead 188(2)(k).
Bill to be reported with an amendment.
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The Speaker (Mr McCarthy) resumed the Chair; the Chairman (Mr Setter) reported accordingly; and the report was adopted.
The Attorney General (Mr Hatton) moved - That the Bill be now read a third time.
Debate ensued.
Question - put and passed.
The Bill was read a third time and passed to be a proposed law.
- The Leader of Government Business (Mr Coulter) moved - That the Assembly do now adjourn.
- Debate ensued.
- Figure 3, Proportions of Males and Females by Agency; All Employees, page 65, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, Annual Report, 1994-95 (Paper 2108); and
Figure 5, Distribution of Men and Women in the NT Public Sector by Employment Category - June 1995; All Employees, page 67, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, Annual Report, 1994-95 (Paper 2109).
Question - put and passed.
And the Assembly adjourned at 11.07 p.m. until tomorrow at 10.00 a.m.
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All Members attended the sitting except Mr Poole, on leave.
Ian McNeill
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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