Page 5166 - Week 16 - Wednesday, 27 November 1991

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This seeks to restore to the Bill the provision that the Alliance had.

Mr Berry: What if they are not married?

MR COLLAERY: Yes. I seek leave, Mr Speaker, to delete the word "married" and insert the words "in a bona fide domestic relationship" after the word "couple".

MR SPEAKER: I think you had better put that in writing, Mr Collaery.

MR COLLAERY: I spoke to the Clerk. We will do it now.

MR SPEAKER: Which "married" are we talking about, Mr Collaery?

MR COLLAERY: "Married" where it occurs on the - - -

MR SPEAKER: In the header or in the text?

Mr Connolly: It is in the title and the text.

MR SPEAKER: Both in the title and in the text. Is that what you are saying?

MR COLLAERY: I would delete the word "married" in the title, and delete the word "married" - - -

MR SPEAKER: Would you like to postpone this while you write it out, Mr Collaery?

MR COLLAERY: I did write it out for the Clerk. Something has gone wrong.

MR SPEAKER: That is not written out for the Clerk. With due respect, Mr Collaery, that is not of good quality.

MR COLLAERY: Okay; we will defer it for a while.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you. The question is: That proposed new clause 34A be postponed.

Mr Duby: I do not believe that that is what we want to do.

MR COLLAERY: I seek leave to move this at a later time.

MR SPEAKER: To save confusion, please just write it out now, Mr Collaery.

MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, I will read out the amendment. The proposed new clause, clause 34A, is headed "Employment of couple". I move:

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