LIQUOR LICENSING (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT BILL

Second Reading

Adjourned debate on second reading.

(Continued from 13 September 2011.)

Mr PISONI (Unley) (12:20): The bill has come back from the other place. The opposition is certainly happy to support the bill in its current form. I believe that the minister may have an amendment she might want to make to the bill in this place and, on that basis, I recommend the supporting of the bill.

Bill read a second time.

Committee Stage

In committee.

Clauses 1 to 11 passed.

New clause 11A.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I move:

Page 7, after line 9—After clause 11 insert:

11A—Amendment to section 28A—Criminal intelligence

Section 28A—after subsection (2) insert:

(2a) If the Commissioner proposes to impose a licence condition to improve public order and safety or to issue a public order and safety notice in respect of a licence and the decision to do so is made because of information that is classified by the Commissioner of Police as criminal intelligence, the Commissioner is not required to provide any grounds or reasons for the decision other than that it would be contrary to the public interest if the condition were not imposed or the notice were not issued.

This clause relates to an amendment previously removed when the bill was considered by the Legislative Council. It relates to criminal intelligence and its use as a ground for imposing a public order and safety notice.

Mr PISONI: The opposition has no objection.

New clause inserted.

Remaining clauses (12 to 41), schedule and title passed.

Bill reported with amendment.

Third Reading

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability) (12:25): I move:

That this bill be now read a third time.

I thank the officers of the department for all their hard work. This has been an enormous effort by a lot of people; a lot of consultation with the industry and the unions involved. I also thank the opposition for its support of this final piece of legislation.

Bill read a third time and passed.