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Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Detail Stage

Clause 1

MR COLLAERY (3.36): I would like to seize this opportunity to make a further comment and to explain why I have foreshadowed these amendments at such a late stage. I owe that explanation to the house. There is a letter to the Attorney in my file, which was to be delivered as soon as I got the draft back, and I got the draft back at 2.00 pm.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Collaery, you may speak to clause 1 only. If you wish to speak to the whole Bill, you will have to seek leave from the members.

MR COLLAERY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to acknowledge the work of the draftspeople in doing clause 1 and in doing some amendments of mine in two days.

Debate (on motion by Mr Connolly) adjourned.

POSTPONEMENT OF ORDERS OF THE DAY

MR BERRY (Deputy Chief Minister), by leave: I move:

That orders of the day Nos 2 to 11, executive business, be postponed until the next day of sitting.

This merely reorders executive business in order that we can deal with executive business order of the day No. 12, as it appears on the notice paper.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

DEFAMATION LAW REFORM

Ministerial Statement and Paper

Debate resumed from 14 August 1991, on motion by Mr Connolly:

That the Assembly takes note of the papers.

MR STEFANIAK (3.38): Looking at Mr Connolly's paper, I was initially a little concerned that he was moving away from the very useful inquiry into defamation law reform that the Community Law Reform Committee under Mr Justice Kelly was undertaking. However, the assurances on pages 2 and 3 of

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