Page 3195 - Week 10 - Thursday, 16 September 1993
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MR BERRY: Members will recall that the World Kickboxing Association was stated, during the original debate, as being the appropriate body for controlling kick boxing, and this amendment recognises that fact. Officers of the ACT Office of Sport and Recreation have discussed the amendment with representatives of the World Kickboxing Association and with local kick boxing promoters and have agreement from all that this is the appropriate course of action to take.
The other amendments contained in the Bill are designed to tidy up the Act so as to ensure that no ambiguities can be read into it. Justice Higgins, in a recent Supreme Court hearing, perceived the possibility that there may be some confusion with the definitions of "boxing" and "boxing contest" and their relationship to the need to obtain an approval before a contest can be conducted. His Honour was not required to proceed to a finding, but it was considered appropriate to use this opportunity for those housekeeping amendments.
I know that the Bill will receive the approval of the Assembly today, but I think the debate on this issue will highlight the hypocrisy of those opposite. It highlights the hypocrisy because this Assembly decided that they wanted it regulated and then members of this Assembly - Stevenson, Cornwell, Ms Szuty - went out and supported the running of a deregulated event. What hypocrisy! And you are still at it, supporting the sorts of events I have pointed out to you today. I am sick of being criticised for it. I have given the exemptions. You take responsibility for it. It is another deregulated event, but I can tell you that it is going to be the last.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Sitting suspended from 12.35 to 2.30 pm
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Cardio-Thoracic Unit
MRS CARNELL: My question without notice is to the Minister for Health. In last year's budget $200,000 was allocated for, and I understand predominantly spent on, the establishment of a cardio-thoracic unit. Where has money been set aside for the continuation and ongoing establishment of this essential service in this budget? Nowhere.
MR BERRY: You know the answer, you think. You do not. The money was allocated in the last budget. Since then things have changed. The Medicare agreement - - -
Mr Moore: There we are; there is a statement of philosophy.
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