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Retail and Commercial Leases (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill

Third Reading

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (16:10): I move:

That this bill be now read a third time.

I wish to conclude the debates on this matter—and obviously other members may wish to comment—by thanking the opposition for the indication of support generally for these reforms. As has previously been noted, they have their genesis in the former government having commissioned the review from Mr Alan Moss, the retired District Court judge who conducted the same and provided a report in 2016. The bill incorporates a good part of the bill that was proposed in 2017 by the former government and, with some variations, the bill before us now, which has been comprehensively debated and slightly amended, is to progress.

I am pleased to thank Mr Alan Moss for his work in undertaking the review and Commissioner John Chapman, who has provided advice to myself and the government in the development of this legislation. I think it is fair to say that he provided comprehensive advice to the previous government as his commission predated the new government, but I can personally attest to the contribution he has made in this regard.

I thank my personal adviser, Mr Ingo Block, who has been excellent in his diligent attention to the preparation of material for this. Overall, with the improvements that are made by this bill, I think the community who rely on the standards and obligations that are imposed by this law, largely the landlords and tenants of retail and commercial properties, will be the better for it. I thank all those who have made that contribution and look forward to its swift passage through the other place.

Bill read a third time and passed.

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