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Prior to self-government, the Commonwealth utilised a system of so-called "corresponding law" certificates. Under this system, films which were exempted from classification in New South Wales were also exempt in the ACT. Following self-government, the corresponding law system was inappropriate under ACT law and there was no means of exempting films from the requirements of classification. This Bill will allow the ACT Attorney-General or the Commonwealth Chief Censor to grant exemptions to films which have already been exempted from classification under the New South Wales Film and Video Classification Act 1984. It merely reinstates the practice which existed before self-government. I now present the explanatory memorandum for this Bill.
Debate (on motion by Dr Kinloch) adjourned.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (10.49): Mr Speaker, I present the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Bill 1991. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Speaker, this Bill was developed under the previous Government and has now been revised and endorsed by the present Government for introduction. The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) Bill 1991 arises from a joint review of both the Coroners Act 1956 and the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 conducted by the ACT Coroner and the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Amendments to the Coroners Act were made by the Commonwealth prior to responsibility for that Act transferring to the ACT Government. The amendments to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act now before the Assembly are consequential upon the Coroners Act amendments and it is intended that they will commence on a common date with the Coroners Act amendments.
The Coroners Act amendments, among other things, extended the circumstances in which a medical practitioner must report a death to the coroner, thereby enabling the coroner to hold an inquest into a wider range of deaths than previously. Generally, the further circumstances in which an inquest may be held relate to deaths occurring during a medical or diagnostic procedure, or within 72 hours of such procedure, or where a person dies beyond that time as a result of the procedure or operation.
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