Page 2171 - Week 07 - Thursday, 16 June 1994
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As members know, I intend to move a number of amendments during the detail stage of the debate. They will be moved so that certain reciprocal mobility provisions actually mirror the Commonwealth's provisions, which were changed at a late date. We need also to move amendments to clarify arrangements for the Clerk of the Assembly, to provide for an independent member of the Executive Staffing Committee and to remove the veto of members of the committee. (Extension of time granted) I thank members, and I will be brief.
Madam Speaker, the Government has responded to issues raised by the DPP, and I will be proposing an amendment to confer chief executive powers on the DPP by legislation; but we do not believe that it is necessary to depart from the model that is on the table to preserve the independence of the DPP. We will do the same for the Auditor-General and the same for the Clerk of the Assembly. Other amendments of a technical nature are proposed to address the advice of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, or they follow consultation with unions and with the Commonwealth, as Mr Lamont said.
This is a very important opportunity, Madam Speaker. I undertook to have this separate ACT service by 1 July. As the Government, we have delivered on our part of this exercise. It is now up to the Assembly to grasp the nettle and pass this Bill. If there is further delay, then the opportunity to establish our own public service may be lost for quite some time. I commend the Bill to the Assembly. Madam Speaker, I commend to members also the proposal to sit for an additional day next week in order to consider the detail stage of the Bill. Finally, I thank all members for their contribution to the debate on the Bill.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail Stage
Clause 1
Debate (on motion by Mr Berry) adjourned.
POSTPONEMENT OF ORDER OF THE DAY
Motion (by Mr Berry) agreed to:
That order of the day No. 7, executive business, relating to the Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 1994, be postponed until the next day of sitting.
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