Matters of public importance Assembly @ work —your Sitting and non sitting weeks—16 December 2016 to 17 February 2017 Issue 1/2017 Government business This bill seeks to amend a number of Summary: Includes all business items presented to the Territory laws within the Justice and Assembly by the Executive including bills, Community Safety portfolio to improve the motions, and papers operation of each amended law. Bills introduced The bill was agreed to in principle Proceedings: after debate. During the detail stage an amendment was moved by the Government This bill seeks to repeal the Cooperatives Act which received the support of all parties. 2002 and replace it with a uniform national law The amended bill was passed by the Assembly. in relation to cooperatives. The new legislation includes mutual recognition provisions, clarifies governance provisions and reduces reporting The purpose of this bill is to make Summary: provision for smaller co-operatives. minor and technical amendments to a number of laws to enhance the Territory’s statute book. This bill will seek to amend legislation to Both the Opposition and ACT Proceedings: retrospectively delegate certain Director-General Greens indicated their support for the bill when functions to ACT Corrective Services officers debate resumed on 14 February and the bill was who have responsibility for the supervision of an agreed to in principle. During the detail stage an offender on an Intensive Correction Order. amendment was moved by the Government relating to a to discharge an court’s power adoption order made under certain circumstances. The amendment was supported This purpose of this bill is to amend the by all parties. Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991, the Family Violence Act 2016 and the Personal The bill, as amended, was passed by the Violence Act 2016 to address a number of Assembly. procedural issues contained in those Acts and to reduce red tape to facilitate streamlined family violence and personal protection order schemes. Bills debated The following bills were debated during the This bill seeks to make a number of Summary: sitting week and were passed by the Assembly minor and technical amendments to laws without amendment. administered by the Transport Canberra and City (16 February) Services Directorate including the Domestic the Animals Act 2000, Domestic Animals (14 February) and the Regulation 2001 Public Unleased Land (14 February) Act 2013. The following bills were debated on 14 February This bill was agreed to in principle Proceedings: and passed by the Assembly with amendments. by all parties in the Assembly when debate
Matters of public importance —your Assembly @ work Sitting and non sitting weeks—16 December 2016 to 17 February 2017 Issue 1/2017 Government business Includes all business items presented to the Assembly by the Executive including bills, motions, and papers Bills introduced This bill seeks to repeal the Cooperatives Act 2002 and replace it with a uniform national law in relation to cooperatives. The new legislation includes mutual recognition provisions, clarifies governance provisions and reduces reporting provision for smaller co-operatives. This bill will seek to amend legislation to retrospectively delegate certain Director-General functions to ACT Corrective Services officers who have responsibility for the supervision of an offender on an Intensive Correction Order. This purpose of this bill is to amend the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991, the Family Violence Act 2016 and the Personal Violence Act 2016 to address a number of procedural issues contained in those Acts and to reduce red tape to facilitate streamlined family violence and personal protection order schemes. Bills debated The following bills were debated during the sitting week and were passed by the Assembly without amendment. (16 February) (14 February) (14 February) The following bills were debated on 14 February and passed by the Assembly with amendments. Summary: This bill seeks to amend a number of Territory laws within the Justice and Community Safety portfolio to improve the operation of each amended law. Proceedings: The bill was agreed to in principle after debate. During the detail stage an amendment was moved by the Government which received the support of all parties. The amended bill was passed by the Assembly. Summary: The purpose of this bill is to make minor and technical amendments to a number of laws to enhance the Territory’s statute book. Proceedings: Both the Opposition and ACT Greens indicated their support for the bill when debate resumed on 14 February and the bill was agreed to in principle. During the detail stage an amendment was moved by the Government relating to a court’s power to discharge an adoption order made under certain circumstances. The amendment was supported by all parties. The bill, as amended, was passed by the Assembly. Summary: This bill seeks to make a number of minor and technical amendments to laws administered by the Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate including the Domestic Animals Act 2000, the Domestic Animals Regulation 2001 and the Public Unleased Land Act 2013. Proceedings: This bill was agreed to in principle by all parties in the Assembly when debate