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The most important feature of the legislation is that all participants in professional boxing bouts must be registered with the New South Wales Boxing Authority. This registration involves a medical card for all boxers. The card carries a complete history of each boxer's career and medical examinations before and after each bout. The card also carries details of any period for which a boxer is suspended from fighting for medical reasons, and we have arranged for these details to be verifiable with the New South Wales Boxing Authority.
All bouts, amateur and professional, would require the approval of the Sports Minister or delegate, and approval would be given only where the appropriate rules, registration and medical conditions had been complied with. The Bill also requires that other industry participants, such as trainers, judges, managers and seconds, be registered. This ensures that, for the safety of boxers themselves, the whole industry is appropriately controlled. Women who may wish to be involved in boxing will not be discriminated against. Madam Speaker, I present the explanatory memorandum for the Bill.
I also apologise to Mr De Domenico for this because, had we been able to get this Bill in earlier, he might not have got such a thrashing in the recent bout and there would have been satisfactory controls in place to ensure that his occupational health and safety interests were preserved.
Debate (on motion by Mr Humphries) adjourned.
EDUCATION SERVICES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS
(REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF
PROVIDERS) BILL 1993
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning) (10.38): Madam Speaker, I present the Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration and Regulation of Providers) Bill 1993.
Title read by Clerk.
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
This Bill is complementary to the Commonwealth Education Services for Overseas Students (Registration of Providers and Financial Regulation) Act 1991 - an even longer title - passed in late June 1991. The Bill also provides additional safeguards for overseas students who choose to study in Canberra.
It is appropriate that, as proposed here, the Territory assume the major role in registration and regulation. Commonwealth legislation addresses the issues of reliability and financial viability of education providers, academic standards and students' compliance with immigration requirements. The Commonwealth also provides for a national register of institutions and courses offering education and
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