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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2556 ..


(a) the complainant has a legitimate interest in the information; and

(b) giving the information to the complainant would not unreasonably prejudice the privacy or other interests of another person.

(3) The Commission shall include in its annual report a statistical summary of complaints lodged under this section and the results of any investigations resulting from them.".

The amendment inserts clause 25A, which establishes the regime for the Gambling and Racing Commission to receive and consider complaints and provides for the commission to include in its annual report a summary of complaints lodged and the results of any investigations.

Proposed new clause agreed to.

Clauses 26 to 30, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

Clause 31

MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (5.35): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to move together amendments 12, 13 and 14 circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I move:

Page 12, line 39, paragraph (c), omit "or".

Page 13, line 14 -

Subparagraph (d) (viii), at the end of the subparagraph, add "or".

Add the following paragraph:

"(e) in accordance with section 25A.".

These amendments basically deal with drafting oversights and insert a provision for the authorised release of information in respect of a gambling or racing matter to a complainant who lodges a complaint under clause 25A.

Amendments agreed to.


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