Page 4753 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 7 December 1994
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PRIVATE MEMBERS BUSINESS - PRECEDENCE
Suspension of Standing and Temporary Orders
Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent notice No. 8, private members business, relating to the Public Health (Cervical Cytology) Regulations - Subordinate Law No. 30 of 1994, being called on forthwith.
PUBLIC HEALTH (CERVICAL CYTOLOGY) REGULATIONS
Amendments
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (6.23): I ask for leave to amend proposed amendment 6, as it appears in my name on the notice paper, by substituting "Medical Officer of Health" for "attending health practitioner responsible for collecting the cervical smear".
Leave granted.
MRS CARNELL: I move:
That Subordinate Law No. 30 of 1994 made under the Public Health Act 1928, relating to the Public Health (Cervical Cytology) Regulations, be amended as follows:
Page 2, clause 3, definition of "abnormal", omit "growth", substitute "development and appearances".
Page 2, clause 3, definition of "cervical material", omit "material", substitute "tissue".
Page 2, clause 3, definition of "cervical smear", omit the definition, substitute the following definition:
"'cervical smear' means cells scraped from the cervix of a woman for the purpose of cytological examination to determine whether she has cancer or a precursor to cervical cancer.".
Page 3, clause 3, definition of "laboratory", subparagraph (b), omit "material", substitute "tissue".
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