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CASINO CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (5.10), by leave: Madam Speaker, I present the Casino Control (Amendment) Bill 1992.
Title read by Clerk.
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
This Bill will amend the Casino Control Act 1988 by allowing food and beverage staff employed at the casino to accept gratuities from casino patrons. At the moment, Madam Speaker, all casino employees are prevented from accepting any form of gratuity from the patrons they serve. This is entirely appropriate for gaming staff because it ensures that a casino patron does not obtain any advantage or influence by offering a croupier or other gaming staff an additional benefit. However, Madam Speaker, it is not considered to be fair to restrict casino food and beverage staff in this way. These casino staff are currently at a disadvantage in comparison to their counterparts in other establishments. The Bill will permit casino food and beverage staff to accept gratuities and thus bring their employment conditions into line with their peers in the rest of the industry. I now present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Kaine) adjourned.
Sitting suspended from 5.12 to 8.00 pm
LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) (AMENDMENT)
BILL (NO. 2) 1992
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (8.00), by leave: I present the Land (Planning and Environment) (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1992.
Title read by Clerk.
MR WOOD: I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
I am confident that no Bill will be better supported. The Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 introduced a new regime for dealing with land, planning, environment and heritage matters. When the Land Act, as it is known, was first laid before the Assembly in September 1991 it was recognised that, because of its complexity and its far-reaching nature, further fine-tuning and adjustment would be required. This amendment to the Land Act responds to genuine concern raised by members on various occasions, both inside and outside the Assembly, about the purpose and administrative costs involved in the onerous process of tabling leases in the Assembly.
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