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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (7 December) . . Page.. 3855 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
Clause 7, page 6, line 22, paragraph 2 (b), omit the paragraph.
Clause 9, page 7, line 10, omit the clause, substitute the following clause:
"9. Chairperson
(1) The chief police officer is the chairperson of the management committee but in the absence of the chief police officer the executive director is the chairperson.
(2) However, in the absence of the chief police officer and the executive director, the members present must elect a chairperson from among their number.".
Clauses 22 and 23, page 11, line 10, omit the clauses, substitute the following clauses:
"22. Territory controller
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the chief police officer is the controller.
(2) In relation to a declared emergency, the chief police officer may only exercise the functions and powers of the controller that the Minister assigns.
(3) In this Act, a reference to the functions or powers of the controller in relation to a declared emergency is a reference to the functions or powers for the time being assigned to the controller for the emergency.
23. Alternate Controller
(1) The controller, with the approval of the Minister, may appoint a public servant or statutory office holder to be the alternate controller.
(2) In relation to a declared emergency, the alternate controller may exercise the functions and powers for the time being assigned to the controller.".
Clause 25, page 12, line 28, subclauses (1) and (2), omit the subclauses, substitute the following subclauses:
"(1) As soon as practicable after an emergency is declared under section 20, the controller must establish a management executive for the emergency to provide support to the controller in the exercise of his or her functions and powers.
(2) The management executive consists of-
(a) the persons constituting the emergency management committee; and
(b) such other persons as the controller considers to be appropriate to assist in management of the emergency.".
Clause 27, page 15, line 5, subclause (11), omit the penalty, substitute the following penalty:
"Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.".
Clause 28, page 15, line 16, omit the penalty, substitute the following penalty:
"Maximum penalty: 2,000 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.".
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