Bail (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendment indicated by the following schedule, to which amendment the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 6, page 3, after line 14—Insert:

(2) Section 10A(2), definition of prescribed applicant—after paragraph (e) insert:

or

(f) an applicant taken into custody in relation to both—

(i) a serious drug offence (within the meaning of section 34 of the Controlled Substances Act 1984); and

(ii) a serious offence against the person (within the meaning of section 74EA of the Summary Offences Act 1953).

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendment be agreed to.

Never let it be said that the House of Assembly does not seek the utmost level of cooperation with the other place. In yet another display of the ecumenical approach—

The CHAIR: Bonhomie.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: —the bonhomie—we accept the thoughts of the other place.

Mr GARDNER: The opposition was under the impression that the government wanted to pass the Budget Measures Bill before the end of this week—

The CHAIR: That has nothing to do with this amendment, but we will—

Mr GARDNER: —so I therefore direct members to the lead speaker of the opposition in the upper house for his or her comments on this matter.

Motion carried.