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The Bill enhances the amendments to the Coroners Act by ensuring that, where a death is reported to the registrar and that death is one in respect of which the coroner may hold an inquest, the death must also be reported to the coroner. I present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Stefaniak) adjourned.
WATER SUPPLY (CHEMICAL TREATMENT) (REPEAL) BILL 1991
Debate resumed from 7 August 1991, on motion by Mr Berry:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR HUMPHRIES (10.51): Mr Speaker, the debate on this matter substantially occurred yesterday and the day before. There is not a great deal more to say. I addressed comments to both the Water Supply (Chemical Treatment) (Repeal) Bill and the Social Policy Committee report on water fluoridation on previous occasions. I hope to have much more to say. The water supply Bill, of course, repeals the three Acts of the last three years which suspended the operation of the Electricity and Water (Amendment) Act, which in turn had removed fluoride from the water supply permanently. Given the legislation that was carried in this Assembly yesterday, it is, of course, appropriate for these other Acts to be repealed.
I am not sure whether those Acts already contain sunset clauses. I suspect that they do. I am not sure, therefore, why we necessarily have to repeal these Acts; but, for the sake of completeness and to fill up the notice paper for the Government, I am quite prepared to oblige and proceed with this legislation and support it.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
SOCIAL POLICY - STANDING COMMITTEE
Report on Water Fluoridation
Debate resumed from 12 February 1991, on motion by Mr Wood:
That the Assembly takes note of the report.
MR HUMPHRIES (10.52): Ditto, Mr Speaker.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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