Tuesday, 2 August 2022

State Sport Centres Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Mr DIMOPOULOS (Oakleigh—Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Creative Industries) (12:32): Congratulations, Speaker, on your elevation. I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the State Sport Centres Act 1994, the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985, the Australian Grands Prix Act 1994, the Albert Park Land Act 1972, the Major Events Act 2009 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Ms McLEISH (Eildon) (12:33): Speaker, congratulations on your appointment. Can I please request a brief explanation of the bill.

Mr DIMOPOULOS (Oakleigh—Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Creative Industries) (12:33): The bill amends the State Sport Centres Act 1994 to make the State Sports Centres Trust responsible for the Knox Regional Sports Park, including the newly redeveloped State Basketball Centre, and make the State Sports Centres Trust directly responsible for Lakeside Stadium and the Lakeside Oval reserve under the SSCA rather than as a committee of management under the Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978. The bill will mean that sports clubs and associations will get better access to better facilities, and it will reduce the regulatory burden on both those community clubs and the internals of government.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read a second time tomorrow.