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Question put:

That the motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 6 NOES, 10

Mr Collaery  Mr Berry
Mr Jensen  Mr Duby
Dr Kinloch  Ms Follett
Mr Moore  Mr Humphries
Mr Prowse  Mr Kaine
Mr Stevenson  Ms Maher
  Mrs Nolan
  Mr Stefaniak
  Mr Whalan
  Mr Wood

Question resolved in the negative.

FILM CLASSIFICATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989

Debate resumed from 29 June, on motion by Ms Follett:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

DR KINLOCH (4.57): Mr Speaker, I fear this is going to be a very great disappointment to members. We do not have any displays; we are not calling for the blackening of the chamber or anything of the kind.

A member: No X-rated videos?

DR KINLOCH: No videos, no training aids, except Mr Duby has brought in a special exhibit he wishes to display. I do apologise to the house for the unnecessary comment last night; I was only trying to get the business through.

We have before us, Mr Speaker, a down-to-earth, practical, small, tidy-up Bill from the Government - I commend the Government for it - which moves towards uniform requirements for marking and labelling films across the Commonwealth of Australia, including Queensland.

Of importance in the background of the Bill are decisions taken by the standing committee of Ministers concerned with censorship matters in Darwin, 30 June 1988. I believe members have this material, and I commend Information Bulletin No. 1, an excellent summary of what was achieved in tightening restrictions related to violence in M and R films, changing the format of guidelines, changes about labelling, changes to make categories clearer and crisper, and the approving of uniformity of wording.

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