Page 1025 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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transactions from duties altogether, given what has been happening in other jurisdictions that have not undertaken the sorts of reforms that we have. That is why it is important. That is why the Assembly should support this clause today.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (5.52): The so-called support for the University of Canberra is actually not for the University of Canberra. It will be for the developer, because it is the developer who pays duty; it will not be for the University of Canberra. The Chief Minister may now be going to argue that the duty will lead to UC being able to increase the price that they will be able to sell the land for. That is just going to result in a windfall. The very same financial gain could be achieved by having exactly the same rules but the government pledging to give any duty received from UC back to UC by way of a grant. You could do that without distorting the market, especially in the Belconnen town centre. That would be a much cleaner way of supporting UC. But obviously they do not want to do that. They would much rather do what they do all too well and have two sets of rules: one for their mates and pet projects and another for every other risk-taking Canberran.
Schedule 1, part 1.2, amendment 1.5 agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.2, amendments 1.6 to 1.15, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.3, amendments 1.16 and 1.17, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.3, amendment 1.18 agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.3, amendments 1.19 and 1.20, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.3, amendment 1.21 agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.3, amendments 1.22 to 1.27, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.4, amendment 1.28 agreed to.
Schedule 1, part 1.4, amendment 1.29.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, Minister for Tourism and Special Events and Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment) (5.57): Pursuant to standing order 182A(b), I seek leave to move amendments to this bill that are minor and technical in nature together.
Leave granted.
MR BARR: I move amendments Nos 1 and 2 circulated in my name together and table a supplementary explanatory statement to the government amendments [see schedule 1 at page 1041].
I referred to these amendments at the in-principle stage. I commend them to the Assembly.
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