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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2365 ..

MRS LITTLEWOOD:

The petition read as follows:

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:

The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that the Queen's Birthday fireworks night runs over several days and is noisy and dangerous.

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:

Gazette one night only on which to celebrate with fireworks the Queen's Birthday.

Limit the sale of fireworks for the period commencing from the Friday of the weekend previous to the long weekend and cease with close of business on the evening of the day allocated for their use.

Legislate that firework design be such that the noise that accompanies the exploding fireworks be limited to that necessary to generate the visual effect.

Promulgate a `code of conduct' to ensure that neighbours advise each other of their intentions with respect to fireworks.

Petitions received.

MR SPEAKER: I inform the Assembly that on 19 August 1997 Mr Berry advised me that the Australian Labor Party had elected him as its leader and that he had consented to be Leader of the Opposition. I therefore recognise Mr Berry as Leader of the Opposition from 19 August 1997, in accordance with the provisions of standing order 5A.

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