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        • Police resourcing and low morale needs to be addressed immediately
        • Security embarrassingly ineffective at Howard Springs
        • Public kept in dark over BDR results
        • Gunner Government must scrap quarantine weak link
        • Pet friendly cyclone shelters
        • Labor's park fees
      • Steve Edgington: Member for Barkly
      • Joshua Burgoyne: Member for Braitling
      • Marie-Clare Boothby: Member for Brennan
      • Ian Sloan: Member for Daly
      • Jo Hersey: Member for Katherine
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      • Preselection Nominations Open: Solomon and Lingiari
    • Archive Media >
      • Gunner Government must answer Territory finances questions at Public Accounts Committee this week - Tracey Hayes
      • BRING BACK BASSINTHEDUST - Damien Ryan, Araluen
      • WE WONT BE FOOLED - TRACEY HAYES
      • ALICE SPRINGS LEFT BEHIND BY GUNNER ON HOME IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
      • Alice Spring Candidates: A town like Alice perfect for AFL, Chief Minister!
      • Now is the time to play to our strengths and act decisively - OP-ED
      • Candidate Announcement - Daly and Goyder
      • Candidate Announcement - Casuarina & Karama
      • February Candidate Announcement
      • Gunner Government’s Reconstruction Commission
      • Weeding out Gamba Grass
      • Gunner Government blocks debate on Pre-Election Fiscal Outlook for the second time this week
      • Davidson analysis goes to core of Gunner Government’s economic and budgetary mismanagement
      • Opposition to introduce Fiscal Integrity and Transparency Amendment Bill 2020 to get Gunner Government to provide Pre-Election Fiscal Outlook
      • Gunner Government sneakily allows sex businesses to operate in residential areas
      • Tourism industry jobs and economic data highlights damage of keeping Territory borders closed
      • Has Gunner Government learnt from Home Improvement Scheme debacle with new tourism vouchers?
      • Gunner Government has no budget and no plan for economic recovery as CLP maps path forward
      • Police survey shows officers have lost faith in Gunner Government
      • Country Liberal Government will commit $5 million for youth boot camp in Alice Springs
      • Country Liberal Government will create Office of the Territory Coordinator to lock in major job creating projects
      • Chief Minister refuses to answer budget questions in Public Accounts Committee hearing
      • National Aboriginal Art Gallery will go ahead at Alice Springs’ Desert Park under Country Liberal Government
      • Home Improvement Scheme problems continue under Gunner Government
      • Country Liberal Government to implement multi-pronged approach to ensure a strong Territory police force
      • Gunner’s Reconstruction Commission shows even he knows he isn't up to the job
      • Country Liberal Government will create taskforce to fast-track approvals processes
      • Country Liberal Government will simplify mining taxes to drive investment and jobs in the Territory
      • Finocchiaro announces CLP Cabinet Executive
      • Gunner Government should triple staff to speed up Home Improvement Scheme approvals
      • Gunner Government arrogance continues with refusal to answer Opposition written questions during required time frame
      • For jobs, safety and opportunity vote CLP in 100 days
      • Gunner Government hides so called ‘budget repair’ that won’t happen because it won’t deliver 2020 Budget
      • Gunner Government isn’t focused on the economy or scrutiny
      • Days roll by with no Gunner Government financial transparency
      • More resources needed to administer Home Improvement Scheme
      • Gunner Government has no budget, no plan
      • Report is further evidence Minimum Unit Pricing should be scrapped
      • Labor’s idea of scrutiny makes you shake your head
      • Gunner Government must show it can handle scrutiny at PAC hearings and answer real questions
      • State of the States Report reinforces poor economic picture pre COVID-19 and Territory population decline
      • CLP Opposition calls for full Territory Budget, Estimates and PEFO
      • Gunner Government shuts down scrutiny in Parliament
      • No question time in Parliament shows Gunner Government hubris and arrogance
      • Opposition accepts huge petition on unpopular pet laws
      • Gunner Government should make a genuine commitment to removing red tape for good
      • Gunner Government still silent on transparency of COVID-19 spending
      • Where is the planning for Territory Year 12 students?
      • Knee-jerk changes hurt tradies and homeowners doing the right thing
      • Cancellation of Territory cracker night is disappointing
      • Government should go one step further and scrap pet rental laws altogether
      • CLP backs $5000 fines for people who spit or cough at frontline workers during COVID-19
      • Clarity on Term 2 for Families and Workplaces
      • Government transparency is still essential
      • Solar tariff snuck in under COVID-19 cloak
      • Payroll tax and power relief now overdue
      • CLP calls for relief on payroll tax, power and water charges
      • Greener Safer Homes - stimulus
  • ABOUT THE CLP
  • OUR PLAN & POLICIES
    • OUR PLAN >
      • Education
      • Economising on Travel
      • A bold plan to empower aboriginal territorians
      • Agriculture
      • Health
      • Bail Act
      • Cheaper, Greener Electricity
      • Buy Local
      • Recreational Fishing
      • Public Housing
      • Comprehensive Roads Plan
      • Tourism Blueprint
      • Sustainable Hunting
      • Energy
      • Seniors
      • Fast-track Middle Arm Industrial Complex
      • Go for gas
      • Holding Chief Executives to account
      • Gamba Grass
      • Northern Territory Public Service
      • Water Security
      • Sentenced to a skill - A bootcamp for Alice Springs
      • Office of the Territory Coordinator
      • Ensuring a strong Territory police force
      • Approvals Fast-Track Taskforce
      • Simplifying Mining Taxes
  • OUR TEAM
    • Elected Members >
      • Lia Finocchiaro MLA
      • Gerard Maley: Member for Nelson
      • Steven Edgington: Member for Barkly
      • Joshua Burgoyne: Member for Braitling
      • Marie-Clare Boothby: Member for Brennan
      • Ian Sloan: Member for Daly
      • Jo Hersey: Member for Katherine
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LIA FINOCCHIARO MLA

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LIA FINOCCHIARO MLA
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MEDIA RELEASE
20th April 2020


Opposition accepts huge petition on unpopular pet laws
​This morning, the Country Liberal Party Opposition accepted a petition with more than 8,000 signatures against the Gunner Government’s ‘pet’s clause’, which removes property owners’ rights to refuse tenants requests to have pets in their rental properties, Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro said today.
 “It’s pretty clear that this legislation is unpopular and threatens our investment attractiveness. These changes infringe on the property rights of Territorians, including mum and dad investors, who have worked hard to purchase an investment property,” Mrs Finocchiaro said.
 “The Government didn’t consult on these changes, there is no justification for them as the current system works and they’re a classic example of the Gunner Government’s overreach and red tape.
 “Last week the Gunner Government announced it would delay commencement of the clause because it creates uncertainty, which is a cop out. The Government refuses to admit it got it wrong and trying to sweep it under the carpet doesn’t give certainty at a time when we desperately need it.
 “The CLP has consistently called for the ‘pet’s clause’ to be scrapped altogether. The Government now has that opportunity when Parliament sits on Friday. The Government will be looking to amend the Act for COVID-19, and there’s no reason why this clause shouldn’t be repealed at the same time.
 “Even the Gunner Government’s own scrutiny committee recommended the clause not be passed into law, but arrogantly the Gunner Government went ahead anyway.
 “Our economy has suffered for three and a half years from the Gunner Government’s inability to drive private investment and grow our economy, and it is policy decisions and legislation like this that holds us back, not drives us forward.
 “There is no room for red tape with the huge economic recovery that will be needed post COVID-19 and this Government has an opportunity to help by repealing the ‘pet’s clause’,” Mrs Finocchiaro concluded.
ENDS



"Only together can we build a better Territory for you and your family.”

- LIA FINOCCHIARO MLA, Leader of the Country Liberal Party and member for Spillett

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