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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 3 Hansard (6 March) . . Page.. 615 ..

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Attorney-General) (4.21): I seek leave to move amendment No 12 circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MR STEFANIAK: I move amendment No 12 circulated in my name on the purple sheet [see schedule 1 part 1 at page 679].

It is an amendment to clause 30 (5). The replacement clause simplifies it. It makes it clear that only the times, rather than the actual obligation to provide a disclosure statement itself, may be varied. I would certainly hope there would be no objections to this one.

MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.22): The Labor Party supports the amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 30, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 31 to 34, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 35.

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Attorney-General) (4.23): I move amendment No 13 circulated in my name on the purple sheet [see schedule 1 part 1 at page 679 ].

The replacement clause simplifies subclause 35 (2). It makes it a lot clearer than it was. It inserts words like "approved handbook" to ensure that it is clear. It is a Law Society suggestion to improve the legislation.

MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.23): The Labor Party supports the amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 35, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 36 and 37, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 38.

MS TUCKER (4.24): I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name on the buff sheet [see schedule 2 part 2 at page 694].

This amendment makes it clear that tenants who have paid key money are entitled to have it returned to them. It echoes a provision in the existing code and would appear to be unarguable.

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