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Mr Deputy Speaker, I have already referred to the procedure of the board being flexible. While justice, of course, must be done, the Government does not wish to see liquor matters dealt with under a court-like procedure unless this is justified by the complexity of the case. Under the procedures contained in the Bill, the board will be able to decide appropriate cases under an informal procedure, deciding either on the papers or after discussions with relevant parties if this is appropriate.
Finally, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would draw attention to the provisions of the Bill relating to appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Under the Bill, the tribunal takes over, with several additions, the review jurisdiction currently vested in the Supreme Court. The tribunal is, of course, specifically set up to review discretionary administrative decisions, such as those taken under the Liquor Act. While it is envisaged that appeals would generally be taken from decisions of the board, because it handles the more complex cases, provision is also made for appeals from decisions of the registrar. This is because the registrar might conceivably overstep the mark, even though legally confined to the more straightforward decisions.
Mr Deputy Speaker, sitting fees for the Liquor Licensing Board are expected to amount to less than $10,000 per annum, a saving of $40,000 on the cost of the Gaming and Liquor Authority Board, although that board was responsible for gaming machine matters as well as liquor matters. The total savings on liquor administration will be $110,000 per annum. Mr Deputy Speaker, I present the explanatory memorandum to the Bill and commend the Bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Ms Follett) adjourned.
GAMING MACHINE (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 3) 1990
MR HUMPHRIES (Minister for Health, Education and the Arts) (4.22): Mr Deputy Speaker, acting under standing order 80 for Mr Duby, I present the Gaming Machine (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) of 1990. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Deputy Speaker, the Chief Minister and the Attorney-General have already introduced Bills relating to the Government's decision that the Australian Capital Territory Gaming and Liquor Authority should be abolished and the TAB established as an independent commercial body. One aspect of this decision was that regulatory functions and revenue collection currently performed by the authority under the Liquor Act 1975 and the Gaming Machine Act 1987 will be returned to the mainstream government service. The
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