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Statutes Amendment (Youth Court) Bill

Final Stages

Consideration in committee of Message No. 78 from the House of Assembly.

(Continued from 8 December 2015.)

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: I move:

That the council does not insist on its amendments Nos 1 to 5, and agrees to the alternative amendments Nos 1 to 33 made by the House of Assembly.

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN: The Liberal Party submits to the chamber that it should insist on its amendments.

The ACTING CHAIR (Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins): Hon. Mr McLachlan, do you want to proceed or do you just want me to put the question, after the Hon. Mr Parnell? So, it is up to you.

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN: The debate, Mr Acting Chair, has been in earnest and I think that all members of the chamber are well versed in the various positions members have in this chamber. It is our view that the last vote was largely proceeded with on the basis of Commissioner Nyland's letter, which strongly recommended that a District Court judge be in charge of the Youth Court.

The Hon. M.C. PARNELL: It is some time since we have debated this bill. In fact, the original vote was last year, and at that time the Greens supported the amendments that went off to the lower house. In the many months that have passed, we have had another look at the structure of the Youth Court and how it is best administered and we are now of the view that we do not need to insist on the amendments, so we are supporting the government.

The ACTING CHAIR (Hon. J.S.L. Dawkins): I will put the question in the positive form, and that is that the Legislative Council's amendments Nos 1 to 5 be insisted on.

Question carried.

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