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Mr Humphries: The principle stands.
MR BERRY: Well, a couple of principles stand.
Mr Collaery: With your party on the budget, it was "principle" and interest.
MR BERRY: Well, Mr Collaery, you will have the opportunity to speak. I am sure that you will speak generally, as you promised you would, and I am sure you will put the right sort of slant on this debate because of your strong association with the working class in Wollongong. I look forward to that debate. Seeing that I have only a few seconds, I just repeat, in case Mr Duby did not hear - - -
Mr Duby: I heard. You are wrong.
MR BERRY: I would just like to remind those who are critical of you, Mr Duby, that you were, in fact, listening to the debate, as I said you would be. Now, of course, all we have to do is convince you that some of the things that you said ought to be considered in the light of debate. Being the very sensible man that I know you are, I am sure that you will.
Mr Speaker, in closing on this issue, I think that everybody here, even the Liberal Party, recognises the importance of strong occupational health and safety legislation. On the other hand, the Liberals may not support very strong legislation, but the rest of us, those of us who consider it is important for the protection of workers, will, I am sure, support very strong legislation when this debate is concluded.
MR COLLAERY (9.34): This excellent report was one of the early reports of the Assembly. The introduction contains a statement which refutes some of the things our colleague Mr Berry said. It said that all members of the committee, all parties, accepted the need for this legislation. The report is, of course, a credit to those who sat on the committee - Mr Stefaniak, our colleague Mr Moore, and Mr Wood. I have just noticed that Mr Owens is not here. Where is he?
Ms Follett: He is not well.
MR COLLAERY: I am told he is not well. Well, no doubt Mr Owens has been congratulated in earlier debates for assisting in the preparation of this excellent report.
Mr Speaker, the recommendations in the report included some matters that were of concern to our colleagues in the Liberal Party. I sought advice from the relevant Minister's department, and that was generously provided in writing, on the full context in which the words "union", "involved union" or "registered union" appeared in the legislation. The Government's adviser on this issue
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