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POSTPONEMENT OF BUSINESS
MR BERRY (11.03): Mr Speaker, I move:
That notices Nos 2 to 20, private Members' business, and orders of the day Nos 2 to 6, private Members' business, be postponed until a later hour this day.
Mr Speaker, the reason for this postponement is to enable the Assembly to consider the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Amendment) Bill which was to have come before this place as a matter of private members' business. It has been discussed with Government members, and I expect no resistance to this proposal.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
Debate resumed from 28 November 1990, on motion by Mr Berry:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR BERRY (11.04): Mr Speaker, this Bill merely sets out to change the title of the Venereal Diseases Act 1956 and, wherever that title appears throughout related legislation, it also seeks to change it to read "sexually transmitted diseases". It is a quite simple Bill, Mr Speaker. I will also be moving an amendment to the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Amendment) Bill which - - -
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I just draw the Assembly's attention to the fact that I believe that Mr Berry initiated this Bill and has already spoken and I believe that Mr Humphries, in fact, was due to speak next on this matter.
Mr Connolly: He sought leave and it was granted.
Mr Jensen: Yes, to bring it back on, not to speak to the Bill.
MR SPEAKER: I will just take advice on that. I could not remember who had spoken on that.
There is a valid point there that you, Mr Berry, having initiated this Bill, would be closing the debate. I would suggest, therefore, that you seek leave to address this question at this time.
MR BERRY: I seek leave accordingly.
Leave granted.
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