Consideration in Detail

Consideration of the Legislative Council amendments.

Schedule of amendments referred to in message of 13 February 2025

No. 1AJP No. 1 [c2025-020B]

Page 12, Schedule 1. Insert after line 9—

[45A]Section 139A Restrictions on by-laws—assistance animals

Omit section 139A(2). Insert instead—

(2)A by-law may require a person who keeps an assistance animal on a lot to provide evidence to the owners corporation to show the animal is an assistance animal.

(3)A person who keeps an assistance animal on a lot satisfies the evidentiary requirement of a by-law under subsection (2) if they provide any 1 of the following to the owners corporation—

(a)evidence the animal holds an accreditation referred to in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, section 9(2)(a) or (b), or

(b)a statutory declaration verifying the animal has received the training referred to in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, section 9(2)(c), or

(c)any 1 form of evidence prescribed by the regulations.

No. 2AJP No. 2 [c2025-020B]

Page 31, Schedule 2. Insert after line 31—

[40A]Section 130A Restrictions on by-laws—assistance animals

Omit section 130A(2). Insert instead—

(2)A by-law may require a person who keeps an assistance animal on a lot to provide evidence to the association to show the animal is an assistance animal.

(2A)A person who keeps an assistance animal on a lot satisfies the evidentiary requirement of a by-law under subsection (2) if they provide any 1 of the following to the association—

(a)evidence the animal holds an accreditation referred to in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, section 9(2)(a) or (b), or

(b)a statutory declaration verifying the animal has received the training referred to in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, section 9(2)(c), or

(c)any 1 form of evidence prescribed by the regulations.

No. 3AJP No. 3 [c2025-020B]

Page 45, Schedule 3.1[2], proposed section 26B, lines 8 and 9. Omit all words on the lines. Insert instead—

For the Act, section 130A(2A)(c), the forms of evidence are the following—

No. 4AJP No. 4 [c2025-020B]

Page 48, Schedule 3.7[2], proposed clause 37A, lines 17 and 18. Omit all words on the lines. Insert instead—

For the Act, section 139A(3)(c), the forms of evidence are the following—

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields—Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections) (22:29): I move:

That the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.

Mr TIM JAMES (Willoughby) (22:30): I simply wish to affirm the Opposition's support for the Legislative Council amendments. They are sensible and reasonable, and we are glad to support them.

TEMPORARY SPEAKER (Mr Clayton Barr): The question is that the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.

Motion agreed to.