Page 4778 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 1 November 2017
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MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (11.09): The government will be opposing this clause for the reasons I outlined earlier around resourcing. But I flag the executive member’s motion that I have on the notice paper that will address further work in this area over the next seven months.
Clause 5 negatived.
Schedule 1.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (11.10): I move amendment No 6 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 4869]. This is, again, a straightforward amendment that omits all amendments to other legislation which related to the establishment of the act of grace payments register because of, as I outlined earlier in the debate, the significant privacy risks this would present.
Amendment agreed to.
Schedule 1, as amended, agreed to.
Title.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (11.10): I move amendment No 1 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 4869]. This is an administrative amendment to omit from the title the words “and for other purposes” as amendment 6 has removed schedule 1, being the other purposes to which the title referred.
Amendment agreed to.
Title, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Voluntary assisted dying
MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (11.11): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes:
(a) the fundamental requirement for dignified palliative care as part of the health care system, to ensure palliative patients have the opportunity to spend as much +quality time as possible with their loved ones;
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