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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 5 Hansard (13 May) . . Page.. 1344 ..

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Minister for Health and Community Care) (6.37), in reply: Mr Speaker, I am very pleased to have the support of the Assembly on this important issue. Health promotion is important to the ACT. This Government has been very pleased to be able to increase the funding to health promotion since we came to power, and I hope we will be able to continue to do so. I agree with Mr Berry that there is a certain interest in the fact that, because of the way we are funding it at the moment, if cigarette sales go down so will funding. I think that is a hurdle we will get over at the time. Let us hope that sales of tobacco products go down very shortly.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Motion (by Mrs Carnell) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent order of the day No. 1, private members business, relating to the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill 1997, being called on forthwith.

Clause 1

Debate resumed from 7 May 1997.

Clause agreed to.

Remainder of Bill, by leave, taken as a whole

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Housing and Family Services) (6.38): Mr Speaker, I move:

Page 2, line 10, after clause 5 insert the following clauses:

"Receipts to be given for payments by way of a bond or of rent

5A. Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended -

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