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I would like to thank officials from the directorate and Minister Steel’s office that provided me with the briefing on this amendment bill and answered all my questions and queries succinctly. Canberra Liberals are happy to support this bill today and I thank the minister for bringing it forward for debate.
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (4.49): The ACT Greens are happy to support this bill. I thank the minister for the briefing provided by his office and we are pleased to see these technical and operational amendments coming along.
MR STEEL (Murrumbidgee—Minister for Skills, Minister for Transport and City Services and Special Minister of State) (4.49), in reply: I thank members for their support for the Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 in the Assembly today. While minor in scope, the bill is an important step in ensuring that all existing cat and dog licensing frameworks are robust, consistent and accurately reflect on-the-ground operations so they can support the ongoing implementation and maintenance of these important domestic animal reforms. The bill will ensure that animal management and welfare legislation is clear to understand, reflects existing service delivery and aligns with community expectations by properly reflecting our environmental and animal welfare principles.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Guardianship and Management of Property Amendment Bill 2022
Debate resumed from 21 September 2022 on motion by Mr Rattenbury:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
MR CAIN (Ginninderra) (4.50): This bill amends the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 to introduce the concept of supported decision-making. Supported decision-making is a framework within which a person with cognitive disability of impairment can be provided support to assist in making decisions and exercise their legal decision-making rights. It is based on the premise that all individuals, including persons with disabilities, have the right to make their own decisions and to receive the support they require to do so.
The purpose of the bill is to explicitly introduce the concept of supported decision-making as a consideration taken into account when making a decision relating to the appointment of a guardian or a manager. The bill encourages the use of supported decision-making where possible as a general principle of decision-making for guardians and managers. This enhances existing principles in the GMP act, which require a decision-maker to give effect to the person’s wishes as far as possible without adversely affecting the protected person’s interests and, if required, to act in that person’s best interests.
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