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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (9 December) . . Page.. 4213 ..

(c) an internal management protocol has been approved under section 5C; and

(d) approved criteria for the scientific trial have been presented to the Assembly as required by section 5D; and

(e) the place to be declared as the facility is one that has been recommended by the advisory committee.

(3) A declaration takes effect-

(a) on the day on which it is published in the Gazette; or

(b) if a later day is stated in the declaration-on that day.

(4) The Minister must publish a copy of the declaration in a newspaper.".

Amendment (by Mr Moore ) to Mr Stanhope's amendment agreed to:

New clause -

After proposed clause 5, insert the following new clause:

"5AA Declaration of operators

(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the advisory committee, by notice in the Gazette, declare a person to be the operator of the facility.

(2) The Minister shall not declare a non-government organisation to be the operator other than in accordance with a recommendation of the advisory committee.".

Amendment (Mr Stanhope's ), as amended, agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Proposed new clauses

Amendment (by Mr Stanhope ) proposed:

That the following new clauses be inserted in the Bill: Page 3, line 10:

"5A Law enforcement protocol

(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the advisory committee, by instrument approve a protocol that deals with-

(a) the detection, investigation and prosecution of offences by a person who self-administers a substance at the facility; and

(b) anything else necessary or convenient to be dealt with to give effect to the object of this Act;

as the law enforcement protocol for this Act.

(2) The Minister must ensure that a protocol is approved under this section that will allow the facility to function in accordance with the object of this Act.

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