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Schedules of amendments

Schedule 1

COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020

Amendment moved by Mr Coe (Leader of the Opposition)

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Proposed new clause 2A

Page 2, line 11—

insert

2A  Reports for Legislative Assembly 

(1) For each month that a COVID-19 declaration is in force, the responsible Minister for a COVID-19 measure must prepare a report for the Legislative Assembly on—

(a) the application of the measure; and

(b) the impact of the measure.

(2) The Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

(a) 1 month after the end of the month to which the report applies; or

(b) if the 1-month period coincides with part of the pre-election period for a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election is held.

(3) If a report to which subsection (2) (a) applies has not been presented to the Legislative Assembly before the last 7 days of the 1-month period, and there are no sitting days of the Legislative Assembly during those 7 days—

(a) the responsible Minister must give the report, and a copy for each member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker before the end of the 1-month period; and

(b) the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the day the responsible Minister gives it to the Speaker; and

(c) the responsible Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly—

(i) on the next sitting day after the end of the 1-month period; or

(ii) if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.

(4) In this section:

COVID-19 measure means an amendment mentioned in schedule 1 as passed.

Note  In the Act as passed, schedule 1 (COVID-19 emergency response—Amendments) contained amendments of the following legislation:

• Children and Young People Act 2008

• Corrections Management Act 2007

• Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005

• Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

• Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991

• Family Violence Act 2016

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