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ROYAL COMMISSIONS AND INQUIRIES (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1990
MR COLLAERY (Attorney-General) (12.07 am): I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
The third of the three Bills is the Royal Commissions and Inquiries (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1990. The Royal Commissions and Inquiries (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1990 repeals the Enquiry Act 1938, makes technical amendments to the Electricity Act 1971 and the Parole Act 1976, consequent to the royal commissions and inquiries Bills, and provides that the Ombudsman Act 1989 and the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1989 will not apply to the Bills. The Bill also amends the Remand Centres Act 1976 to provide that a person remanded in custody under the Royal Commissions Act 1990 may be detained in a remand centre. I present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Connolly) adjourned.
TRADE MEASUREMENT BILL 1990
MR COLLAERY (Attorney-General) (12.08 am): I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
I have great pleasure in presenting the Trade Measurement Bill 1990. This Bill is based on model uniform legislation developed through the Standing Committee of Consumer Affairs Ministers, known by its acronym, SCOCAM. I present it to the Assembly, pursuant to the Commonwealth-State-Territory agreement on uniform trade measurement and administration which I signed on behalf of the Australian Capital Territory in July, at the recent meeting of SCOCAM in Perth.
This agreement provides for the enactment by the States and Territories of uniform laws relating to the measurement, labelling and packaging of goods and commodities which are sold to consumers. The agreement also provides for an ongoing ministerial council to meet in conjunction with SCOCAM in the future, and a committee of officers of the respective public services to monitor and oversee the further development of the legislation.
This Bill is a key element in the program of consumer legislation being undertaken by the Alliance Government, which I announced when I introduced the Door-To-Door Trading Bill into the Assembly in August this year. The Government has commenced a coordinated program of reform in consumer affairs law, involving the introduction of new legislation and updating a range of existing legislation. This Bill is an example of new legislation. It will
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