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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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STATUTES AMENDMENT (VICTIMS OF CRIME) BILL

Conference

The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:15): I have to report that the managers have been at the reconvened conference on the bill, which was managed on the part of the Legislative Council by the Hons J.A. Darley, R.D. Lawson, B.V. Finnigan, S.G. Wade and P. Holloway, and we there delivered the bill, together with the resolution adopted by this house, and thereupon the managers for the two houses conferred together and it was agreed that we should recommend to our respective houses that the following resolutions be agreed to:

As to Amendment No.1

That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment but makes the following amendment in lieu thereof:

Clause 6, page 4, lines 19 and 20 [clause 6(6), inserted subsection (5), definition of prescribed summary offence]—Delete the definition of prescribed summary offence and substitute:

prescribed summary offence means—

(a) a summary offence that results in the death of the victim or a victim suffering total incapacity; or

(b) a summary offence (other than a summary offence of assault) that results in a victim suffering serious harm:

serious harm means—

(a) harm that endangers a person's life; or

(b) harm that consists of a loss of, or serious and protracted impairment of, a part of the body or a physical or mental function; or

(c) harm that consists of serious disfigurement:

And that the House of Assembly agrees thereto.

As to Amendment No 3

That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment.

As to Amendment No 6

That the Legislative Council no longer insist on its amendment.

How marvellous that men and women should dwell in unity.

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