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underground, as he seems to suggest they may well be. So, Mr Speaker, the Government is opposed to this amendment.

I think the record should show that from the outset of this debate the entire Labor Opposition has been absent from this Assembly. They have skulked, they have not had the guts to stand up and put their money where their mouth is, if you will pardon the pun, they have decided to opt out of this whole debate. Undoubtedly they cannot come to a united position on this. I think it is indicative of the sad state of affairs that we have here in this Assembly that we have such a weak and nonplussed Opposition.

Amendment to the proposed amendment (Mr Stevenson's) negatived.

Original amendment negatived.

Clause agreed to.

Clause 20

Motion (by Mr Moore), by leave, proposed:

Page 8, line 12, subclause (1), omit "40%", substitute "20%".

Page 8, line 16, subclause (2), omit "40%", substitute "20%".

Amendments negatived.

Clause agreed to.

Clauses 21 to 30, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Title agreed to.

Question put:

That the Bill, as amended, be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 11  NOES, 1

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

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

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