Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4)

The procedure, as I understand it, on a Statutes Amendment Bill is that we agree to everything because we have been briefed in advance by the Minister, so there is really no cause for debate. This part, of course, is slightly different, because a Supplementary Order Paper has been put forward. Discussions took place on the Supplementary Order Paper, and my understanding was that section 20(1)(a), substituted in clause 6C, would be redrafted to differ from this particular draft. Am I correct in thinking that, and will an amendment be moved?

💬 Hon Rick Barker: There is an amendment.

There is an amendment?

💬 Hon Rick Barker: Yes, there is.

We have not seen it—

💬 Hon Rick Barker: It is on the Table. If you give me a chance, I will speak to it. You beat me to it.

Is it on the Table?

💬 Hon Rick Barker: Yes, it is.

Thank you very much.

The honourable member Dail Jones is exactly correct: Supplementary Order Paper 349 is on the Table. It has been agreed to by the Standing Orders Committee and discussed with the Clerk, and there is unanimity. One small contextual change has been made to the Supplementary Order Paper, and there is an amendment in my name on the Table to that effect. If people look at section 20(1)(a), substituted in clause 6C, they will see a semicolon and the word “but”. The amendment deletes the semicolon and the word “but”, and replaces them with a colon. That has been agreed to, and I understand that with the inclusion of this amendment there is now unanimity on that particular provision.

The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rick Barker to proposed new clause 6C set out on Supplementary Order Paper 349, in his name, be agreed to:

to omit from paragraph (a) in section 20(1) the word “; but”, and substitute the expression “:”.

Amendment to the amendment agreed to.

The question was put that the amendment as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 349 in the name of the Hon Rick Barker to Part 2A be agreed to.

Amendment as amended agreed to, and Part 2A as amended agreed to.

Parts 2B to 4 agreed to.

Part 5 Fire Service Act 1975