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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2015-09-09" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Bills</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Judicial Conduct Commissioner Bill</name>
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        <bill id="r3742">
          <name>Judicial Conduct Commissioner Bill</name>
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      <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001346">
        <heading>Judicial Conduct Commissioner Bill</heading>
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      <subproceeding>
        <name>Final Stages</name>
        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001347">
          <heading>Final Stages</heading>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001348">The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:</text>
        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001349">
          <inserted>No. 1. Long title—After '<term>Freedom of Information Act 1991</term>,' insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001350">
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            <inserted>the <term>Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012</term>,</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001351">
          <inserted>No. 2. Long title—Delete 'and the <term>Ombudsman Act 1972</term>' and substitute:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001352">
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            <inserted>, the <term>Ombudsman Act 1972</term> and the <term>Parliamentary Committees Act 1991</term></inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001353">
          <inserted>No. 3. Clause 7, page 7, line 14 [clause 7(7)]—Delete 'The' and substitute:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001354">
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            <inserted>Subject to subsection (7a), the</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001355">
          <inserted>No. 4. Clause 7, page 7, after line 15—After subclause (7) insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001356">
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            <inserted>(7a)&amp;#x9;Nothing prevents the person appointed as the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption under the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012 being appointed as the Commissioner under this section.</inserted>
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        </text>
        <page num="2454" />
        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001357">
          <inserted>No. 5. Clause 10, page 9, after line 15—After subclause (3) insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001358">
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            <inserted>(4)&amp;#x9;The Commissioner may, under an arrangement established by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, make use of the services or staff of the Office for Public Integrity. </inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001359">
          <inserted>No. 6. Clause 12, page 9, line 35 [clause 12(3)]—Delete 'The' and substitute:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001360">
          <item sublevel="2">
            <inserted>Subject to subsection (3a), the</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001361">
          <inserted>No. 7. Clause 12, page 9, after line 36—After subclause (3) insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001362">
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            <inserted>(3a)&amp;#x9;If section 15 applies to a complaint, the Commissioner must not give any notices under subsection (3) on receipt of the complaint but may give such notices if consideration of the complaint under this Act is resumed following the referral under section 15.</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001363">
          <inserted>No. 8. Clause 15, page 11, line 11 [clause 15(1)]—</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001364">
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            <inserted>Delete 'is of the opinion that a complaint relates to conduct that may comprise' and substitute:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001365">
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            <inserted>reasonably suspects that a complaint relates to conduct that involves</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001366">
          <inserted>No. 9. Clause 15, page 11, after line 24—After subclause (2) insert:</inserted>
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            <inserted>(3)&amp;#x9;However, if the person appointed as the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption is also appointed as the Commissioner under this Act—</inserted>
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            <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;the notification referred to in subsection (1)(b) is not required; and</inserted>
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            <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;following a referral of a complaint under this section, the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption will determine the extent to which it is appropriate that the complaint be dealt with under this Act or the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012.</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001370">
          <inserted>No. 10. Schedule 1, page 24, after line 28—After clause 6 insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001371">
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            <inserted>Part 5A—Amendment of <term>Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012</term></inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001372">
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            <inserted>6A—Amendment of section 8—Commissioner</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001373">
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            <inserted>(1)&amp;#x9;Section 8(8)—delete 'The' and substitute 'Subject to subsection (8a), the'</inserted>
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            <inserted>(2)&amp;#x9;Section 8—after subsection (8) insert:</inserted>
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            <inserted>(8a)&amp;#x9;Nothing prevents the Commissioner being appointed as the Judicial Conduct Commissioner under the Judicial Conduct Commissioner Act 2015.</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001376">
          <inserted>No. 11. Schedule 1, page 27, after line 18—After Part 9 insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001377">
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            <inserted>Part 10—Amendment of <term>Parliamentary Committees Act 1991</term></inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001378">
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            <inserted>16—Amendment of section 15H—Membership of Committee</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001379">
          <item sublevel="4">
            <inserted>Section 15H—after subsection (1) insert:</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001380">
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            <inserted>(1a)&amp;#x9;A Minister of the Crown is not eligible for appointment to the Committee.</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001381">
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            <inserted>17—Amendment of section 21—Removal from and vacancies of office</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001382">
          <item sublevel="4">
            <inserted>Section 21(2)(e)—delete 'becomes' and substitute 'is'</inserted>
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        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001383" />
        <text id="2015090945d3f0edc1d2406ea0001384">At 18:57 the house adjourned until Thursday 10 September 2015 at 10:30.</text>
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