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Thursday, 7 December 2000
Page: 21177


Senator FORSHAW (9:50 PM) —As the parliamentary secretary has just indicated, the opposition will be moving an amendment to clause 62 which deals with the issue of insurance coverage. Our amendment is consistent with the recommendation of the Senate committee, which stated:

The Committee RECOMMENDS that the Bill be amended to require that in prescribing or imposing conditions of licences, the Regulator may satisfy him or herself that applicants have made provision for suitable insurance coverage to cover the risks associated with the dealings.

Our amendment picks up that recommendation entirely. The recommendation places the requirement on the regulator to make that assessment. The regulator, of course, needs to have the discretion, given that the regulator will be dealing with such a wide variety of applications, to make provision, if necessary, for suitable insurance cover to be provided.