Tattooing Industry Control Bill

Committee Stage

In committee.

Clause 1.

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN: I rise to inform the chamber that the Liberal opposition will not be seeking to amend the provisions of this bill. Whilst the Liberal opposition is not seeking amendments at this juncture, and whilst I thank the Leader of the Government in the chamber for her responses to my questions, I would say that it has not satiated my own personal concern for this bill. I still think that we should be awaiting the outcomes of the Queensland experiment.

I note that the government has not complied with the provisions of the Police Act in relation to reviews of criminal intelligence so, from a personal perspective, I still retain my deep reservations about this regulatory approach and state my preferred course, that we adopt a licensing approach. Nevertheless, I represent on this bill the views of the Liberal opposition and we will not be moving amendments.

Clause passed.

Remaining clauses (2 to 30), schedule and title passed.

Bill reported without amendment.

Third Reading

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (11:42): I move:

That this bill be now read a third time.

Bill read a third time and passed.