Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Bill

Final Stages

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:

No. 1. New clause, page 3, after line 36—Insert:

6A—Amendment of section 115—Evidence of age may be required

Section 115(3), definition of prescribed person, (c) and (d)—delete paragraphs (c) and (d) and substitute:

(c) in relation to regulated premises—the occupier or manager of the premises or an agent or employee of the occupier, including—

(i) a licensee of licensed premises; or

(ii) a responsible person for licensed premises; or

(iii) a person who holds a security agent's licence that authorises the person to perform the function of controlling crowds on licensed premises under the Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995.

No. 2. Clause 13, page 5, lines 4 and 5 [clause 13, inserted section 40(1)]—

Delete ', not later than 31 October in each year, report to the Minister' and substitute:

, in accordance with subsection (1a), provide a report to the Minister in relation to the previous financial year

No. 3. Clause 13, page 5, after line 24 [clause 13, inserted section 40]—After inserted subsection (1) insert:

(1a) A report under subsection (1) must—

(a) in relation to the 2017/18 financial year, be provided to the Minister within 3 months of the commencement of this section; and

(b) in relation to each subsequent financial year, be provided to the Minister not later than 31 October in the financial year immediately after the financial year to which the report relates.

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments be agreed to.

I indicate that the government supports all three amendments. These types of bills are often called 'miscellaneous' bills, but they do contain some important reforms, and we are very pleased that they have had favourable consideration in the Legislative Council. With these minor amendments, which we accept, I look forward to seeing the passage of the bill.

Motion carried.