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MILK AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
A.C.T. INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
CANBERRA THEATRE TRUST (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
LEGAL AID (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE TRUST (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
TEACHING SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
FIRE BRIGADE (ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
ELECTRICITY AND WATER (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1992
CEMETERIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (11.09): Madam Speaker, I present the following Bills: The Milk Authority (Amendment) Bill 1992, the ACT Institute of Technical and Further Education (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Canberra Theatre Trust (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill 1992, the National Exhibition Centre Trust (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Teaching Service (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Fire Brigade (Administration) (Amendment) Bill 1992, the Electricity and Water (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1992 and the Cemeteries (Amendment) Bill 1992.
Titles read by Clerk.
MR CONNOLLY: Madam Speaker, I move:
That these Bills be agreed to in principle.
These 10 Bills were introduced in December last year but lapsed with the expiry of the First Assembly. These Bills are almost identical. They are cognate Bills forming part of the Government's package of legislation designed to promote equality of opportunity in the workplace and the application of the merit principle with respect to the appointment and promotion or advancement of staff within ACT statutory authorities. They complement the Discrimination Act 1991.
While ACT statutory authorities voluntarily exercise equal employment opportunity principles as a good employment practice, the formalisation of EEO through the enactment of these Bills attempts to eliminate discrimination in employment, whether intentional or not. The statutory provision for the development of equal employment opportunity policies and programs also heightens the awareness of all current and prospective employees of their rights and obligations under law. It also well and truly establishes that equal employment opportunity policies and programs are the responsibility of each authority in its employment practices.
This Government is committed to eliminating unjustified discrimination and ensuring equal employment opportunity for everyone, and we would be failing that commitment if we did not introduce these measures to ensure consistency in the law between statutory authorities and other areas of public sector employment.
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