Page 5011 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 26 October 2010
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community”. However, if the view is that it is better reflected in “people suffering social or financial hardship”, so be it. I am not going to have an argument about how we define that given the relative closeness of the two terms.
In relation to the other provisions, and with respect to a person to represent transport planning, again, the government’s view is that this is generally covered by built environment considerations. But, equally, I am not going to disagree if we add to that further. In relation to an energy specialist, I think this perhaps more appropriately captures the types of interest that should be represented without trying to specify a particular sector that is being represented.
Amendment, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 17, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 18.
MR RATTENBURY (Molonglo) (12.13): I move amendment No 20 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 5091].
This amendment simply seeks to prevent the public employee represented on the climate council from being the chair of the council. I think this is self-explanatory. I do not believe it is controversial. I think this was probably the intent. It is certainly consistent with other discussions we have had in this chamber—for example, regarding the board of the Exhibition Park Corporation and other matters where I think it is common practice—that when we are putting some sort of representative or community council or board together the government representative on that board is not the chair.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 18, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 19 agreed to.
Part 5 (incorporating clause 20).
MR RATTENBURY (Molonglo) (12.15): I move amendment No 21 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 5092].
This amendment relates to the part of the bill that addresses sector agreements. In paragraph (1) the amendment simply seeks to tidy up the language around the strategies listed. We have had some discussions with the government on this and I believe that this is agreed. It makes the intent just a little clearer.
In paragraph (2) the amendment seeks to include a requirement for sector agreements to have review and reporting requirements. It seems prudent, as these sector agreements will be voluntary, that there should be a degree of accountability. We do not want to put an onerous burden on any of these that sign up for these agreements,
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