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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 12 Hansard (7 December) . . Page.. 3805 ..
MR OSBORNE (continuing):
end of that, my office and Mr Moore's were left with the challenge of coming up with some amendments. I apologise to those members who were not kept fully up to speed, but it has been quite a complex process.
I thank Mr Moore especially. Either one of us could have withdrawn his bill. This bill is a combination of both his bill and mine. I did consider having his name on it with mine, but I get nervous whenever Mr Moore's name is associated with mine in relation to bills. But I thank him for being involved in the process.
This is a significant step forward. However, I agree with both Mr Kaine and Mr Moore that it will be an evolving piece of legislation. I am sure that we will revisit it at some stage in the next year or two, but I hope that is only to open it up rather than to turn the clock back. I understand there is agreement on the amendments, and I look forward to the legislation being passed. I thank members for their assistance and support.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Amendments 1 to 7 (by Mr Moore ), by leave, taken together and agreed to:
Nos 1 to 7 -
Amendments -
Clause 3, page 2 -
Line 2, insert the following new definitions:
"confidentiality clause means a provision in a government contract that requires a government agency that is a party to the contract to keep confidential particular terms of the contract or of another contract to which a government agency is a party, and includes 2 or more provisions in a government contract that together have that effect, whether or not they appear together in the contract.
Example
Provisions in a government contract that are in the form of clauses M and N in the Schedule to this Act together constitute a single confidentiality clause . This applies whether or not the provisions appear together in the contract.
Territory owned corporation means a Territory owned corporation under the Territory Owned Corporations Act 1990.".
Line 3, definition of government agency , insert at the end of the definition ", but does not include a Territory owned corporation".
Clause 5, page 2, line 14, at the end of the clause, insert the following new subclause:
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