Page 1838 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 18 October 1989
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The Assembly voted -
AYES, 9 NOES, 8
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Ms Follett Mr Duby
Mrs Grassby Mr Jensen
Mr Humphries Dr Kinloch
Mr Kaine Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan Mr Moore
Mr Stefaniak Mr Prowse
Mr Whalan Mr Stevenson
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail Stage
Clauses 1 and 2, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.
Clause 3 (Suspension of operation of part VIIIA of Principal Act)
MR STEVENSON (4.25): I move:
Page 1, line 11, omit "the commencement of this Act", substitute "11 November 1989".
What this would do if the Bill passes is hold back the commencement for approximately three weeks. I request this because I have challenged the president of the Australian Medical Association, ACT branch, Dr John Donovan, to a public debate. That debate is scheduled to occur on the evening of Friday, 27 October, in the Albert Hall. Dr Donovan has to confirm that yet; the hall is booked. At that time the public will be able to see presumably Dr Donovan present for the Medical Association the pro-fluoride scientific case, and I will present the other side of the scientific case.
It is interesting that that will be a rare debate because debates are usually not allowed by the ADA, the AMA and the NHMRC. I give you an example. Australia's senior scientific conference is the ANZAAS conference which is held each year. That is the peak group. In 1985 in Melbourne one of the subjects discussed at that conference was fluoridation. Some months before that time people on both sides of the debate - scientific members of the community, dentists and doctors - were contacted to have three people appear on each side of that debate, months before.
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