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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 10 Hansard (12 October) . . Page.. 3020 ..
MR MOORE (continuing):
After proposed new subparagraph 12D (2) (b) (ii), insert the following paragraph: Page 21, line 27, after proposed new section 12G, insert the following section:
" '12GA. Exercise of powers by authorised officers who are police officers
Mr Speaker, these amendments continue the process of looking at price tickets and they impose conditions relating to the sale of tobacco products to under-18-year-olds. Amendment 25 is about the exercise of power by authorised officers who are police officers. I know that on this issue of the exercise of power there will be some amendments coming from Mr Stanhope. We will look at those.
Amendments agreed to. MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (5.39): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move together amendments Nos 3 to 5 on amendment schedule 1, the blue schedule, circulated in my name.
Leave granted. MR STANHOPE: I move: Page 22, line 3, proposed new paragraph 12J (1) (a), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph: Page 22, line 26, after proposed new subsection 12K (2), insert the following subsection: Page 23, line 11, proposed new paragraph 12L (1) (f), omit "any person on the premises", substitute "the occupier of the premises, or any person whom the officer has reasonable grounds for believing to be an employee or agent of the occupier (if present in his or her capacity as employee or agent), or otherwise to be concerned in the occupier's business at the premises.".
Mr Speaker, these amendments go to some of the detail of the powers vested in authorised officers in relation to the administration of the legislation. At the conference which the Minister convened today, we had some discussion about the appropriateness of
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