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I think it is worth mentioning that departmental officers at the moment have received funding of something like $10,000 from the Federal Government to develop a plan for the control of exotic disease, should it break out. That plan incorporates the need to consult and to be consistent with what happens in New South Wales.
Mr Jensen said that we should pay some regard to rural lessees in the ACT, and we certainly do. Some of those carry their stock on fairly marginal land, I would think, and they and the Government - our departmental officers - need to work to see that the land is not overstocked. I do not think we benefit anybody if we overstock the land. I have seen some places where I think the grazing has been rather more intense than it ought to have been. At the same time let me emphasise that I have seen many areas - it is probably the majority of the cases - where the stockholders are carrying out their work of grazing their sheep or their cattle in excellent conditions and with great respect for the land. That is what we would all wish. Mr Speaker, I thank those members for their comments, and we can move on to the detail stage.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
GUARDIANSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY BILL 1991
[COGNATE BILLS:
GUARDIANSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY
(CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1991
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE BILL 1991
CHILDREN'S SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1991]
Debate resumed from 12 September 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate this order of the day concurrently with the Guardianship and Management of Property (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1991, the Community Advocate Bill 1991 and the Children's Services (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1991? There being no objection, that course will be followed. I remind members that in debating order of the day No. 7 they may also address their remarks to orders of the day No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10.
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