Page 1204 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 2 April 2019
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Clauses 28 to 30, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 31.
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) (4.41): I move amendment No 5 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1221]. The government has taken on board feedback from the opposition, which is reflected in our proposed amendment to this clause. This amendment establishes an internal review mechanism for registered contestants to submit additional information to the controlled sports registrar to reconsider a decision not to grant registration renewal. The registrar must then reconsider the application and provide a decision within 20 working days.
While an applicant can still apply to the ACT Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a reviewable decision the addition of this clause provides an alternative avenue and is likely to reduce the likelihood of this happening, thus reducing the administrative burden on the tribunal as well as the applicant.
As with other sections of the bill the amendment now also includes the subclause regarding the disclosure of security sensitive information, thus sections 84 and 85 apply regarding an ACAT or court review decision and on security sensitive information and the handling of this information in order to protect the integrity of law enforcement intelligence and not impact on larger intelligence operations. An explanation of the application of clauses relating to security sensitive information has been explored in detail in the explanatory statement.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 31, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 32.
MR MILLIGAN (Yerrabi) (4.42): I move amendment No 13 circulated in my name [see schedule 3 at page 1222]. Once again this change is intended to provide applicants with sufficient time to gather evidence and supporting documentation. Again I am pleased that the government has agreed to this amendment.
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) (4.43): The government supports this amendment along with previous amendments allowing 20 working days for contestants to submit information.
Amendment agreed to.
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