Legislative Council: Tuesday, November 28, 2017

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Statutes Amendment (Drink and Drug Driving) Bill

Final Stages

The House of Assembly agreed not to insist on its amendment No. 7 to which the Legislative Council had disagreed. The House of Assembly insists on its amendments Nos 3 to 6. The House of Assembly has, in lieu of its amendments Nos 1 and 2 to which the Legislative Council had disagreed, made the alternative amendments indicated by the following schedule:

House of Assembly's Amendment No. 1

Amendment No. 1 [Police-1]—

Clause 10, page 8, lines 10 to 17 [Clause 10(1), inserted subsection (1)]—

Delete 'attend an assessment clinic for the purpose of submitting to an examination to determine whether or not the applicant is dependent on alcohol unless the applicant satisfies the Registrar, on the basis of the report of an approved assessment provider or such other evidence as the Registrar may require, that the applicant has successfully completed a prescribed alcohol dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence' and substitute:

submit to an examination by an approved assessment provider to determine whether or not the applicant is dependent on alcohol

House of Assembly's Alternative Amendment to its Amendment No. 1—

Clause 10, page 8, lines 10 and 11 [clause 10(1), inserted subsection (1)]—

Delete 'to attend an assessment clinic for the purpose of submitting to an examination' and insert:

to submit to an examination by an approved assessment provider

Clause 10, page 8, lines 14 to 17 [clause 10(1), inserted subsection(1)]—

Delete 'the applicant has successfully completed a prescribed alcohol dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence.' and substitute:

(a) the applicant has successfully completed an alcohol dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence; and

(b) the applicant is not dependent on alcohol.

House of Assembly's Amendment No. 2

Amendment No. 2 [Police-1]—

Clause 10, page 9, lines 2 to 9 [Clause 10(1), inserted subsection (2)]—

Delete 'attend an assessment clinic for the purpose of submitting to an examination to determine whether or not the applicant is dependent on drugs unless the applicant satisfies the Registrar, on the basis of the report of an approved assessment provider or such other evidence as the Registrar may require, that the applicant has successfully completed a prescribed drug dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence' and substitute:

submit to an examination by an approved assessment provider to determine whether or not the applicant is dependent on drugs

House of Assembly's Alternative Amendment to its Amendment No. 2—

Clause 10, page 9, lines 2 and 3 [clause 10(1), inserted subsection (2)]—

Delete 'to attend an assessment clinic for the purpose of submitting to an examination' and substitute:

to submit to an examination by an approved assessment provider

Clause 10, page 9, lines 6 to 9 [clause 10(1), inserted subsection(2)]—

Delete 'the applicant has successfully completed a prescribed drug dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence.' and substitute:

(a) the applicant has successfully completed a drug dependency treatment program not more than 60 days before the date of application for the licence; and

(b) the applicant is not dependent on drugs.