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Person's or society's prosperous or satisfactory condition; ... efforts to make life worth living for workmen.
So I believe that "welfare" should stay in the legislation because employers have to provide for the safety, especially, say, of women at night-time, with lighting in carparks and what have you. So I believe that "welfare" should be in the legislation.
MR COLLAERY (12.23): The Rally supports the sentiments of the Chief Minister and Ms Maher on that issue.
Amendment negatived.
Debate (on motion by Mr Whalan) adjourned.
Sitting suspended from 12.23 to 2.30 pm
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Welfare Maze
MR COLLAERY: My question is directed to the Minister for Community Services and Health. Minister Berry, is it true that you recently spent some time in custody, and would you outline those circumstances to the house?
MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Collaery, for the very well considered question. I was today able to visit a program organised by ACOSS in the ACT which was to demonstrate the problems associated with receiving welfare in the ACT. It involved a maze, one point of which involved incarceration if that was what one deserved. However, it was very clear from the outset that the Minister for Community Services and Health did not deserve incarceration, and I spent no time behind bars. But a colleague of mine in this place was incarcerated for a period. I am not prepared to name names. I understand that the incarceration was entirely deserved, but I do not think there needs to be any action taken by the Assembly because I am sure he is very repentant about the matter.
Suburban Car Parking
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister for Housing and Urban Services. I refer the Minister to concerns expressed by residents groups to the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure regarding street parking in the inner city suburbs of Reid, Braddon and Turner. Can the Minister advise when the arrangements will be made to restrict all-day parking in these suburbs, as not only would this help to meet the residents' concerns but it would encourage
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