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MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, Mr Berry did refer to a letter I received from Mr Charles McDonald from the Trades and Labour Council. I had overlooked and forgotten that letter when I made my remarks earlier today to the extent that there was a reference in my earlier remarks that I had not received representations from other sources that there should be trade union representation on the health promotion fund advisory committee. I concede that I was wrong; that I misled the house in that sense. I apologise to Mr Berry and to the house and indicate that it was merely an error of my memory more than a deliberate attempt to mislead the house.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Humphries. I am not sure where that leaves us. I will take advice on it.
Mr Berry: I withdraw any imputation.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you. Do you wish to conclude your statement or is that it, Mr Berry?
Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I am happy to have it as a matter of record that Mr Humphries has acknowledged those matters which I have raised. I congratulate him on the gracious way in which he approached the issue.
Members: Hear, hear.
BUSINESS FRANCHISE ("X" VIDEOS) BILL 1990
MR DUBY (Minister for Finance and Urban Services) (4.27): Mr Speaker, I present the Business Franchise ("X" Videos) Bill 1990. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
This Bill will establish a business franchise in relation to the X-rated video industry in the ACT. Following the defeat of the recent Bill to ban the sale of X-rated videos in the ACT, the Government has seen a need to tackle the X-rated video issue on two fronts: firstly, to amend the ACT Publications Control Act to tighten regulatory measures applicable to the sale and distribution of X-rated videos and associated material, which Bill has just been introduced by my colleague the Attorney-General; and, secondly, to introduce a business franchise scheme, the purpose of which is to raise revenue from the industry while at the same time providing an additional level of regulation. The Bill which I am now presenting covers the second issue.
X-rated videos are produced in the ACT from copyright master tapes mainly manufactured and purchased from overseas. These are either sold at the wholesale level to retail outlets or sold and hired out at the retail level. Most manufacturers in the Territory produce copies of
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