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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (4 September) . . Page.. 2964 ..

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Remainder of Bill, by leave, taken as a whole

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General and Minister for Arts and Heritage) (5.52): I seek leave to move together amendments Nos 2 to 80 circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MR WOOD (5.53): I would like to speak to this briefly. The Minister indicated, with body language, a short time ago, that he did not have any particular idea in mind about how these advisory committees might be constituted. Would the Minister like to reflect on the sorts of options he may have considered, or might consider in the future, because it is a very important part of this Bill and a very significant amendment?

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General and Minister for Arts and Heritage) (5.53): I am not sure whether I have had leave to move my amendments together yet.

MR SPEAKER: Yes, you have.

MR HUMPHRIES: Then I move:

Page 2, line 5, subclause 3(1), definition of "Authority", omit the definition.

Page 2, line 7, subclause 3(1), proposed definition of "Corporation", insert the following definition: " `Corporation' means the Cultural Facilities Corporation;".

Page 2, line 13, subclause 3(1), definition of "member", omit "Authority", substitute "Corporation".

Page 2, line 24, subclause 4(1), omit "Canberra Cultural Authority", substitute "Cultural Facilities Corporation".

Page 2, line 25, subclause 4(2), omit "Authority", substitute "Corporation".

Page 2, line 25, clause 5, omit "Authority", substitute "Corporation".

Page 3, line 3, paragraph 5(c), omit "Authority", substitute "Corporation".

Page 3, line 8, paragraph 5(f), omit "Authority", substitute "Corporation".

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