Page 1200 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 2 April 2019
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six-month transition leading up to September with the industry to make clear what is a registrable event and what is not a registrable event.
With sport events like club tournaments, all we want these club tournaments to do is let us know that they are happening. This bill will ensure that they are well-governed environments and that they will now be sanctioned by an authorised body.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail stage
Clauses 1 to 8, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 9.
MS BERRY (Ginninderra—Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Women) (4.25): I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name and table a supplementary explanatory statement to the amendments [see schedule 2 at page 1219].
The government has moved this amendment to remove all doubt regarding the exclusion of training from the meaning of “controlled sports event”. The definition proposed is industry specific and reflects the training environment for combat sports. Additional clarity is provided to differentiate between contest sparring, which exists in some combat sports, and sparring for training purposes. This ensures that only contests are covered by the definition.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 9, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 10.
MR MILLIGAN (Yerrabi) (4.26): I move amendment No 2 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 1222]. Unfortunately, this is an area that we could not find common ground on. We are frustrated that local businesses will be unfairly impacted by this. We are also concerned that this will restrict any new events from emerging, as operating in the ACT may just become too hard.
I firmly believe that excluding events that seek to cover costs was a middle ground. I thought that we could see budding entrepreneurs emerge, and support greater entertainment opportunities for Canberrans. Sadly, the government do not trust local businesses; therefore they have indicated that they will not support this amendment.
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