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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 11 Hansard (9 December) . . Page.. 3344 ..

Debate resumed from 23 September 1998, on motion by Mr Stanhope:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Question put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 8	 	NOES, 9

Mr Berry	Ms Carnell
Mr Corbell	Mr Cornwell
Mr Hargreaves	Mr Hird
Mr Kaine	Mr Humphries
Mr Quinlan	Mr Moore
Mr Stanhope	Mr Osborne
Ms Tucker	Mr Rugendyke
Mr Wood		Mr Smyth
		Mr Stefaniak

Debate resumed from 23 September 1998, on motion by Mr Stanhope:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Question resolved in the negative.

MR WOOD (12.13): Mr Speaker, I move:

Given that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights needs to be more than just noble words on paper, this Assembly asks the Chief Minister to write to the Prime Minister asking him and his Government:

(1) to initiate a non-partisan parliamentary statement reaffirming Australia's commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

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