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Islander Elected Body have indicated that they are not the appropriate bodies to be consulted. Further, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body has indicated its support for the specific amendment put forward by the government.

In drafting the amendment in clause 18 the government considered the fact that the place names are taken from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages around the country and it is not possible to compile a comprehensive list of every group that might potentially be appropriate to consult. With this in mind the government drafted the amendment to ensure that consultation takes place with the most appropriate cultural group that is relevant to the particular word being considered for use as a public place name.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (12:11): I will speak only very briefly as I spoke substantively earlier. The Greens will not be supporting these amendments. From the Heritage Act point of view we think that this is not introducing a new loophole. It is just tidying up the existing situation. From the place names point of view, as I said before, I think it is an unfortunate situation that there is not an obvious appropriate body. In the circumstances I think what the government has written is really as good as can be done.

Amendments negatived.

Bill, as a whole, agreed to.

Bill agreed to.

Leave of absence

Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to:

That leave of absence be granted for all Members for the period 9 June to 31 July 2017.

Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to:

That leave of absence be granted to Mr Gentleman for the period 1 to 3 August 2017 to attend meetings in Singapore.

Papers

MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (12.13): For the information of members, I present the following papers:

Remuneration Tribunal Act, pursuant to subsection 12(2)—Determinations, together with statements for:

ACT Supreme Court—Travel Allowance for the Associate Judge—Determination 6 of 2017, dated April 2017.


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