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reason why an MLA might not be one of those broader members of the public and require a special approval process. That is a very useful distinction that was drawn out during the committee discussion. It gives clarity to what members think is the right set of expectations. I look forward to hearing others’ reactions to the report.
MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (10.18): I add my support for the recommendations. They strike the right balance in, as Mr Rattenbury said, having an orderly way of going about things while still perhaps delegating that responsibility to some extent, which may address some of the issues that some of the submitters raised in what they provided to us.
I am not really sure why we need to adjourn this debate—this has been sprung on me and probably on Mr Rattenbury as well—given that admin and procedure supports the report and the minister would be replying to it anyway. Having it adjourned for further discussion and bringing it back on later is an unusual approach that the opposition has decided to take today and one that I do not completely appreciate or understand.
Debate (on motion by Mrs Dunne) adjourned to the next sitting.
Health, Ageing and Community Services—Standing Committee
Report 7
MS CODY (Murrumbidgee) (10.20): I present the following report:
Health, Ageing and Community Services—Standing Committee—Report 7—Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018, dated 3 June 2019, including additional comments (Ms Le Couteur) and a dissenting report (Mrs Dunne), together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I move:
That the report be noted.
Today the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services is tabling its seventh report for the Ninth Assembly. This report presents the committee’s findings from its inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018, which was referred by the Assembly on 20 February 2019.
The committee received 36 submissions from a range of organisations and individuals, as well as the commonwealth Department of Health and ACT Policing. The committee also received an outline of proposed amendments from the ACT Greens and the ACT government. The committee held four public hearings, where it received evidence relating to a range of matters, including the relationship between commonwealth and ACT legislation, health and mental health matters and operational aspects of the proposed amendments.
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