Philip Ruddock (Berowra, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Gellibrand and the member for Fisher for their contributions—the member for Gellibrand, particularly, for her very sensible support for this measure and for the very complimentary remarks she paid to the Parliamentary Counsel, whose work I also adverted to. It is very valuable and I appreciate it. I thank the member for Fisher—who has just left—for his quite comprehensive evaluation of the bill and other positive suggestions, which I will obviously canvass with colleagues from time to time.

The first statute law revision bill was introduced into the Commonwealth parliament in 1981. This is of course a traditional measure. It continues the important exercises of clearing our statute book of minor technical errors and removing obsolete acts. All of the issues have been well canvassed during the debate. I thank the chamber for its indication of support.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Ordered that the bill be reported to the House without amendment.

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