Page 1714 - Week 05 - Thursday, 8 May 2008

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Proposed new clauses 57A and 57B agreed to.

Clause 58.

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (10.54): I will be opposing this clause. For the reasons that I have enunciated in relation to previous similar provisions, opposition to this clause will undo previous proposals regarding disclosure.

Clause 58 negatived.

Clause 59.

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (10.54): I move amendment No 12 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1775].

Again, this amendment is one of a series intended to undo the various changes in the bill related to disclosure and also proposes the new reduced disclosure threshold.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 59, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 60.

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (10.55): The government will be opposing this clause, for the same reasons as outlined for previous similar clauses.

Clause 60 negatived.

Clause 61.

MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (10.55): I move amendment No 14 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1775].

This amendment deals with the previous proposals in relation to disclosure. It proposes to omit those changes and includes an amendment to reduce the disclosure threshold.

DR FOSKEY (Molonglo) (10.56): Mr Speaker, I have lost the opportunity to move my amendment but I would like to give my speech anyway.

MR SPEAKER: As long as it is relevant to the minister’s amendment.

DR FOSKEY: I am speaking to the amendment.


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