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LIQUOR (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
Detail Stage
Debate resumed.
MR MOORE (4.33): Thank you, Mr Collaery, for clarifying that issue. We, as an Assembly, ought to be on notice about retrospectivity. Should the circumstances arise again, the adjustments ought to be made in the Bill. I think that to stand against this now would just be bloody-minded. I think that you have adequately dealt with the situation for today. On any further occasions I think that we or, certainly, I would have to take a much firmer stance on the issue.
MR CONNOLLY (4.34): I should just say for the record that I accept the Attorney's assurances from his advisers that this is not going to be a practical problem. It is a matter of principle; but, again, his statement this afternoon and assurance that no prosecution would be launched that could give rise to this problem do give us some satisfaction. It is a point we need to be very careful of and we would hope that this would not occur in the future.
Clause agreed to.
Remainder of Bill, by leave, taken as a whole, and agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
MOTOR TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 8) 1990
Debate resumed from 22 November 1990, on motion by Mr Duby:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MRS GRASSBY (4.35): Mr Deputy Speaker, at the outset let me say that the Labor Party is pleased that the Government has brought on this Bill. In applying the Australian design rule No. 65 we find the ACT Government further supporting the Prime Minister's 10-point plan to improve road safety. But I am amazed that the Minister is waiting until after Christmas to alter the law relating to blood alcohol level and bring it down from .08 to .05. Surely the Minister realises that Christmas time is the time when people decide to celebrate a little too much. They take their cars out and can cause some very serious accidents. I would have thought the Minister would have brought that in with this Bill at this time. I am trying to encourage people to think a little bit more. If they are in that situation they should be prepared to take a taxi or get another driver. I was saddened to hear at question time today that the Minister is bringing it in from 1 January.
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