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amendments proposed initially by Mr Connolly are taking on some degree of increasing complexity and it is apparent to the Law Office and to me, as Attorney-General, that it may be prudent not to proceed with the proposed amendments put forward by Mr Connolly.
The proposed amendments appear to be incomplete and agreement has been reached that the matter stay out of the list at this stage until a full set of amendments has been drawn by the Law Office in agreement with the parties in this house.
MR CONNOLLY (4.18), by leave: I would support the Attorney-General's proposal that those matters be adjourned. Although this morning we thought that the law officers might be able to fix the matter up fairly promptly, on further examination it does seem better that the Law Office has some time to get it right in one hit rather than proceeding this afternoon with the amendments as they presently stand. They have been somewhat improved by the law officers, but in my discussion with the Attorney we were both of the view that it would be better to adjourn this matter to another day so that we can do it properly in one go.
ACT GREENHOUSE STRATEGY
Ministerial Statement
Debate resumed from 26 April 1990, on motion by Mr Kaine:
That the Assembly takes note of the following papers:
ACT Greenhouse strategy - Ministerial statement, 26 April 1990;
Developing an ACT Strategy to Respond to the Greenhouse Effect.
MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (4.19): The Labor Party welcomes the statement made by Mr Kaine last Thursday. Global warming and climate changes as a result of the enhanced greenhouse effect have substantial implications for every government and indeed for every individual on this planet. While global temperature is expected to rise between 1.5 and 4.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2030, the CSIRO predicts that the Australian temperature will rise by between two and four degrees Celsius. The greatest warming will occur in the south of our continent and we may expect that southern Australia will have drier winters with more intense rainfall overall. It is possible that wind speeds will also change. Each of these factors carries clear implications for our everyday lives, for social infrastructure and for the planet's ecosystem.
The Labor Party accepts the Chief Minister's statement that he will shortly be publishing an overall Government
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