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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (24 September) . . Page.. 3270 ..

MRS CARNELL (continuing):

Mr Speaker, this Bill corrects that anomaly. It also applies retrospectively, to validate stamp duty revenues collected from conveyances of commercial leases to the Territory or the Commonwealth since the previous amendment was introduced in October 1991.

Debate (on motion by Mr Whitecross) adjourned.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (10.36): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to present the Electoral (Application) Bill 1996.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I present the Electoral (Application) Bill 1996 and its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

This Bill is intended to extend the deadline for the submission of election financial disclosure annual returns by political parties and Independent MLAs for the 1995-96 financial year. The Bill extends the deadline for submission of annual returns from 17 November 1996 to 17 December 1996. This extension will give the Legislative Assembly time to consider the proposed changes to the ACT's election funding and financial disclosure laws set out in the Electoral (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 1996, which I intend to table on Thursday of this week, before the annual returns fall due. If the Assembly decides to adopt the Electoral (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 1996 in the November sittings, this extension of time will enable political parties and Independent MLAs to submit annual returns under the simplified disclosure laws rather than the more onerous requirements that currently apply. I commend the Bill to the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mr Whitecross) adjourned.

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