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Thursday, 9 April 1992

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MADAM SPEAKER (Ms McRae) took the chair at 10.30 am and read the prayer.

PETITION

The Clerk: The following petition has been lodged for presentation:

By Mr Humphries, from 1,174 residents, requesting that the Assembly reject any attempt to permit the establishment of a free-standing abortion clinic.

The terms of this petition will be recorded in Hansard and a copy referred to the appropriate Minister.

Abortion Clinic

The petition read as follows:

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:

The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that:

ACT law prohibits free-standing abortion clinics;

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:

Reject any attempt to permit the establishment of a free-standing abortion clinic in the ACT.

Petition received.

AGENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992

MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (10.32): Madam Speaker, I present the Agents (Amendment) Bill 1992.

Title read by Clerk.

MS FOLLETT: I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

The Agents (Amendment) Bill 1991 was presented to the Assembly in December of last year and was not debated before the Assembly rose on 17 December. The Agents (Amendment) Bill 1992 represents the culmination of extensive work

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