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Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Amendment Bill 2021

Debate resumed from 9 November 2021, on motion by Mr Cain:

That this bill be agreed to in principle.

MR CAIN (Ginninderra) (3.38): Pursuant to standing order 152, I move:

That the order of the day be discharged from the Notice Paper.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Multicultural affairs—International Day for People of African Descent

MS ORR (Yerrabi) (3.38): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes that:

(a) today, 31 August, is the United Nations International Day for People of African Descent;

(b) the purpose of this day is to promote the extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora around the world and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people of African descent; and

(c) the ACT is home to a thriving community of African Australians and people of African descent, which grows in population and in community spirit each year;

(2) further notes:

(a) the African-Australian community is represented by its peak body, the African Australian Council ACT, which represents and advocates on behalf of the African-Australian community in the ACT through one unified voice;

(b) this community promotes its diversity and celebrates its African cultural heritage in the wider community through many events, including:

(i) Africa Day;

(ii) Dera Night–‘Our Health, Our Way’;

(iii) Africa Festival in the Park;

(iv) Africa Youth Soccer Tournament; and

(v) Drum and Dance workshops; and

(c) the ACT Government is proudly committed to fostering a more inclusive Canberra, which recognises and respects the harmonious cultural and ethnic diversity of the ACT community and does this through many initiatives such as the annual Multicultural Festival and the recent Multiculturalism Act 2023;

(3) recognises and acknowledges the contributions of the African community and people of African descent in Canberra; and

(4) continues working with the African community to support their initiatives.

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