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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 1 Hansard (18 February) . . Page.. 283 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

. Existing section 21 provides rules for determining the jurisdiction of the court by reference to age. It does this by reference to section 20 which has been repealed. The relevant rules now appear in section 20B and section 21 will need to be amended to refer to section 20B.

. Existing section 22 provides for the procedure of the court. It does this by reference to section 20 which has been repealed. The relevant provision now appears in section 20B and section 22 will need to be amended to refer to section 20B.

. Existing section 25 provides for proceedings where a child is jointly charged with an adult. It does this by reference to section 20 which has been repealed. The relevant provision now appears in section 20B and section 25 will need to be amended to refer to section 20B.

. A consequential amendment may be necessary to section 10G of the Magistrates Court Act 1930 to reflect the changed arrangements concerning the constitution of the Children's Court.

I table that advice from my department.

Mr Speaker, I hope that, with a chance to sleep on this, members will have some regrets about the procedure used yesterday and they will acknowledge that the committee process of the Assembly is not simply the work of the committees themselves, but also the work that goes on around the committees, including government submissions to, and responses to the reports of, Assembly committees.

We do not yet have a situation where committees determine absolutely what the Assembly as a whole will do. In those circumstances, it is appropriate - indeed, necessary - that the Government is able to make submissions to committees and respond to committees in order to inform Assembly debate about those things. That was not possible yesterday. I will not, of course, reflect on a vote of the Assembly yesterday, but I will ask members to consider whether we should revise our processes in these areas and ensure that yesterday was not a precedent for future action on Assembly committee reports.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

(THIRD ASSEMBLY)
Report on Outdoor Lighting in the ACT - Government Response

Debate resumed from 25 August 1998, on motion by Mr Smyth:

That the Assembly takes note of the paper.

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