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The bill will correct these issues by instead including an extra superannuation amount for eligible low income workers when income replacement payments are calculated. The extra amount will be based on the superannuation guarantee charge percentage. An eligible worker will need to have a pre-injury income of less than $800 per week but more than $100 per week. The $100 aligns with the weekly equivalent of the minimum earnings threshold for the superannuation guarantee.
An amendment is also made to the definition of “private medical examiner” in section 145 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 to require a private medical examiner to have both qualifications and experience, rather than qualifications or experience, that are relevant to the nature of an injured person’s injuries.
Section 138(2)(c) of the Public Health Act 1997 is omitted in schedule 1 of the bill. Under that section the executive may make regulations in relation to “cervical cytology”. Section 138(2)(c) is omitted because cervical cytology is now a commonwealth responsibility under the National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016.
Finally, schedule 3 includes amendments of acts and regulations that have been reviewed as part of an ongoing program of updating and improving the language and form of legislation. These amendments are explained in the explanatory notes and are routine technical matters, such as the correction of minor errors, improving syntax and omitting redundant provisions. Of particular note are the amendments to the Legal Aid Act 1977, which update the act with gender neutral language.
The bill, while minor and technical in nature, is another important building block in the development of a modern and accessible ACT statute book that is at the forefront in Australia. I commend the bill to the Assembly.
Debate (on motion by Mr Hanson) adjourned to the next sitting.
Sentencing (Parole Time Credit) Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
Mr Rattenbury, pursuant to notice, presented the bill, its explanatory statement and a Human Rights Act compatibility statement.
Title read by Clerk.
MR RATTENBURY (Kurrajong—Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, Minister for Corrections and Justice Health, Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety and Minister for Mental Health) (11.15): I move:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
I am pleased to introduce the Sentencing (Parole Time Credit) Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 into the Assembly. This bill amends the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 and the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 to introduce a parole time credit scheme into the ACT’s criminal justice system.
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