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Clause agreed to.
Clauses 67 to 86, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
Clause 87 (Use of codes of practice)
MR STEFANIAK (9.51): I move:
Page 44, lines 13-18, omit the clause.
This is in relation to use of codes of practice. Basically it is gobbledegook, Mr Speaker, and we had great difficulty in understanding it in the committee. It appears to do what it does not really intend doing.
MR COLLAERY (9.52): I want to say something briefly here, Mr Speaker. I think all members need to be very careful of the current practice of the Attorney-General's Department wherever possible to reverse the onus of proof whenever they can get away with it and slip it in. I think this is another example of the attempt.
Motion agreed to. Clause omitted.
Clause 88 (Protected information)
MR STEFANIAK (9.53): In relation to my amendments to clause 88, Nos 24 and 25, Mr Speaker, again these are in the same boat as my amendments 17 to 23 in relation to penalties. These will be looked at by the legislative subcommittee of the Assembly and accordingly I do not propose to deal with them tonight.
Clause agreed to.
Clause 89 (Interfering with safety equipment)
MR STEFANIAK (9.54): I ask leave to take the following two amendments together.
Leave granted.
MR STEFANIAK: I move:
Page 45 -
Line 10, omit "$5,000" and "one", substitute "$10,000" and "2"; and
Line 12, omit "$25,000", substitute "$50,000.
I would ask members to have a look at this. I will read out the clause in full because, to my mind, and I would hope to the minds of everyone else in the Assembly, this is probably the most serious offence that is created under this legislation and certainly the most dangerous and serious thing that could occur. It is about interfering with safety equipment. The clause reads:
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