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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2009-12-03" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>51</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>3</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <proceeding>
    <name>Bills</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Statutes Amendment (Victims of Crime) Bill</name>
      <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000480">
        <heading>STATUTES AMENDMENT (VICTIMS OF CRIME) BILL</heading>
      </text>
      <subproceeding>
        <name>Conference</name>
        <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000481">
          <heading>Conference</heading>
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        <talker role="member" id="531" kind="speech">
          <name>The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON</name>
          <house>House of Assembly</house>
          <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
          <portfolios>
            <portfolio id="">
              <name>Attorney-General</name>
            </portfolio>
            <portfolio id="">
              <name>Minister for Justice</name>
            </portfolio>
            <portfolio id="">
              <name>Minister for Multicultural Affairs</name>
            </portfolio>
            <portfolio id="">
              <name>Minister for Veterans' Affairs</name>
            </portfolio>
          </portfolios>
          <startTime time="2009-12-03T14:15:00" />
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000482">
            <timeStamp time="2009-12-03T14:15:00" />
            <by role="member" id="531">The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:15):</by>  I have to report that the managers have been at the reconvened conference on the bill, which was managed on the part of the Legislative Council by the Hons J.A. Darley, R.D. Lawson, B.V. Finnigan, S.G. Wade and P. Holloway, and we there delivered the bill, together with the resolution adopted by this house, and thereupon the managers for the two houses conferred together and it was agreed that we should recommend to our respective houses that the following resolutions be agreed to:</text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000483">
            <inserted>
              <term>As to Amendment No.1</term>
            </inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000484">
            <inserted>That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment but makes the following amendment in lieu thereof:</inserted>
          </text>
          <page num="5034" />
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000485">
            <inserted>Clause 6, page 4, lines 19 and 20 [clause 6(6), inserted subsection (5), definition of prescribed summary offence]—Delete the definition of prescribed summary offence and substitute:</inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000486">
            <item sublevel="2">
              <inserted>
                <term>prescribed summary offence</term> means—</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000487">
            <item sublevel="3">
              <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;a summary offence that results in the death of the victim or a victim suffering total incapacity; or</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000488">
            <item sublevel="3">
              <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;a summary offence (other than a summary offence of assault) that results in a victim suffering serious harm:</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000489">
            <item sublevel="2">
              <inserted>
                <term>serious harm</term> means—</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000490">
            <item sublevel="3">
              <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;harm that endangers a person's life; or</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000491">
            <item sublevel="3">
              <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;harm that consists of a loss of, or serious and protracted impairment of, a part of the body or a physical or mental function; or</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000492">
            <item sublevel="3">
              <inserted>(c)&amp;#x9;harm that consists of serious disfigurement:</inserted>
            </item>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000493">
            <inserted>And that the House of Assembly agrees thereto.</inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000494">
            <inserted>
              <term>As to Amendment No 3</term>
            </inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000495">
            <inserted>That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment.</inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000496">
            <inserted>
              <term>As to Amendment No 6</term>
            </inserted>
          </text>
          <text id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000497">
            <inserted>That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment.</inserted>
          </text>
          <text continued="true" id="20091203552859b5e1c04c19b0000498">How marvellous that men and women should dwell in unity.</text>
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