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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 12 Hansard (25 November) . . Page.. 3675 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (10.51): Mr Speaker, I present the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999, together with its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk
MR HUMPHRIES: I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
As a consequence upon a recent reorganisation of fair trading functions within my department, the Department of Justice and Community Safety, the Government is proposing to make additional amendments to fair trading and associated legislation to facilitate these changed administrative arrangements. The intention is to integrate all responsibilities within the portfolio which relate to fair trading and to elevate overall management responsibility and statutory decision-making to the executive level, consistent with the importance of the role and administrative arrangements in other jurisdictions.
The Government proposes to replace the existing statutory position of Director of Fair Trading with the position of Commissioner for Fair Trading. The executive director will discharge this position. At the same time, however, it is proposed to retain the position of Director of Fair Trading in a non-statutory capacity to carry out the day-to-day operational management functions of the Office of Fair Trading.
The Government believes that, in this era of increased competition and deregulation, it is important that the regulatory and educational responsibilities of the Government in respect of fair trading matters are accorded the level of importance that they merit. The Government is confident that these administrative amendments will see an improved strategic focus for fair trading matters and a more integrated and efficient delivery of Government services. I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Stanhope ) adjourned.
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (10.53): Mr Speaker, I present the Periodic Detention Amendment Bill 1999, together with its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk.
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