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BETTING (TOTALIZATOR ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994
Debate resumed from 10 November 1994, on motion by Mr Lamont:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Debate (on motion by Mr De Domenico) adjourned.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER - NEW BUSINESS
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General and Minister for Health) (10.49): Madam Speaker, I move:
That standing order 76 be suspended for the remainder of this sitting.
This motion will allow us to bring new business on after 11 o'clock. Standing order 76 otherwise prevents new items on the notice paper from being called on after 11.00 pm.
Question resolved in the affirmative, with the concurrence of an absolute majority.
SKIN PENETRATION PROCEDURES BILL 1994
Debate resumed from 10 November 1994, on motion by Mr Connolly:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (10.50): Madam Speaker, the Skin Penetration Procedures Bill 1994 is a Bill which aims to ensure that professionals such as acupuncturists, tattooists, hairdressers and beauty therapists who carry out skin penetration procedures are subject to certain standards. These procedures must be carried out in a way in which clients and patients are protected from the possibility of contamination from the operator, equipment or other clients.
This Bill will improve the system as it currently exists. It will make it more difficult for those people who are not suitably qualified to perform skin penetration procedures. The proposed licensing system will enforce some minimum standards by which those who are licensed to perform skin penetration procedures will have to abide. Consumers can visit the practitioner of their choice with the full knowledge that the possession of a licence indicates a certain level of proficiency and safety and, of course, protection. If the operator does not possess a licence, the consumer may be better served by using another operator completely. Madam Speaker, the Opposition sees a need to ensure the protection of these people who seek to undergo skin penetration procedures.
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