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that we ensure that members of the community are guaranteed such access. The portability scheme will provide special encouragement to those women who find it necessary to move interstate to escape violent personal relationships by ensuring that they have an enforceable order in the new jurisdiction without having to go through the rigorous process of obtaining a new order. Madam Speaker, I strongly support this Bill, and I am very pleased to see the degree of support that it has amongst other members of the Assembly.
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (4.23), in reply: I will be brief in closing the debate. This is a significant measure, as the Chief Minister indicated in her remarks. The ACT can be justly proud of the leading role we have taken in getting this move uniform throughout the country. I am pleased that all members who have spoken have supported the Bill, however grudgingly in some cases. This legislation is important, and I look forward to its speedy passage.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
PROTECTION ORDERS (RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS)
(CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 1992
Debate resumed from 18 June, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
[COGNATE BILL:
CRIMES (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1992]
MADAM SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate this order of the day concurrently with the Crimes (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1992? There being no objection, that course will be followed. I remind members that in debating order of the day No. 3 they may also address their remarks to order of the day No. 4.
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