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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 8 Hansard (7 August) . . Page.. 2506 ..

Schedule 2

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MEMBERS' STAFF) AMENDMENT BILL 2000

Amendments circulated by Ms Tucker


    Clause 8

    Proposed new subsection 13A (3A)

    Page 4, line 19-

    After proposed new subsection 13A (3), insert the following new subsection:

    (3A) If the applicant tells the commissioner in writing that the applicant wishes the independent officer for the committee to be appointed on the nomination of a named organisation registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth), the commissioner must ask the named organisation to nominate a person for appointment and, if it does so, appoint the person so nominated to be the independent officer for the committee.


    Clause 8

    Proposed new subsections 13A (4) and (5)

    Page 4, line 20-

    Omit the subsections, substitute the following subsections:

    (4) The commissioner must, in writing, determine-

    (a) procedures for choosing an independent officer for a committee; and

    (b) procedures that a committee must follow in considering an application.

    Note Power given under an Act to make a statutory instrument (including a determination) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act 2001, s 38 (1)).

    (5) A determination under subsection (4) is a disallowable instrument.

    Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.

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