2006

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PRECINCTS AMENDMENT BILL 2006

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of 
Wayne Berry MLA 

Overview of Bill
The Legislative Assembly Precincts Amendment Bill 2006 (the Bill) makes a number of amendments to the Legislative Assembly Precincts Act 2001(the Act) to give the power to the Speaker to grant licences and set fees and conditions for the use of any part of the Assembly precincts. 
Financial Implications
The Bill does not contain any financial implications.

Details of the Bill
Clauses 1, 2 and 3 are formal requirements that respectively refer to the name of the Act, the commencement provisions and declare that it is the Legislative Assembly Precincts Act 2001 that is being amended.

Clause 4 introduces the provision for the Speaker to grant a licence and exercise any Territorial rights in relation to the licence.  It sets out conditions for the licence including that it must be in writing, that the name of the licensee must be provided as well as the part of the precincts being used and the purpose of the use.

Clause 5 Allows the Speaker to set fees by determination, any such determination is to be a disallowable instrument.  It also allows the Speaker to approve forms, which are then notifiable instruments.