Page 457 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 24 February 1993
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We are going back to the system that the United States has and that they are trying to get rid of, where very ill people lie in the streets dying because they cannot afford a health system. There are stacks of private hospitals but you cannot get into them unless you have private health cover, and that is the sort of thing you want to push on to us. You want to keep the poor and the sick lying in the streets dying because they cannot get into a hospital. I have seen that in America. There are plenty of private hospitals but unless you have very high insurance there is absolutely no way that you can get into these hospitals. This is what you want to bring on to the people of Canberra.
MADAM SPEAKER: The time for the matter of public importance has concluded.
BUSINESS FRANCHISE ("X" VIDEOS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993
[COGNATE BILL:
STAMP DUTIES AND TAXES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993]
Debate resumed from 17 February 1993, on motion by Ms Follett:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate this order of the day concurrently with the Stamp Duties and Taxes (Amendment) Bill 1993, the Business Franchise (Liquor) Bill 1993 and the Business Franchise (Liquor) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1993?
Mr Humphries: No.
MADAM SPEAKER: There being a dissentient voice, we will proceed with order of the day No. 1.
Mr Humphries: Madam Speaker, we are quite happy to see the first two Bills debated cognately and the second two Bills - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: Once you say no, that is no.
Mr Humphries: I am just saying to you that we do not want all four. If you suggest to the Assembly that we take the first two Bills together and the second two Bills together, I am sure that we will all agree to it.
MADAM SPEAKER: Run that past me again, Mr Humphries. Which ones together?
Mr Humphries: I am suggesting, Madam Speaker, that we debate the first and second orders of the day cognately and then the third and fourth cognately.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate orders of the day Nos 1 and 2 cognately? There being no objection, we will proceed in that way. I remind members that in debating order of the day No. 1 they may also address their remarks to order of the day No. 2.
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