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It does occur from time to time and, given that the opposite gender non-specific services occur regularly in the hospital system, I am unable to say that it is an unacceptable practice, although it is a practice that, in general, we would prefer not to have occur.
Bus Shelters
MR CONNOLLY: Earlier Ms Szuty asked me a question about bus shelters being painted. I have had some advice from officers who were present in the chamber. It is now likely to become increasingly common to see shelters being painted on Saturdays, particularly shelters that have been painted by schoolchildren and that are up for their regular repainting preparatory to new murals being worked.
One of the reasons it is being done on Saturdays is that a number of the painters are young persons who have been convicted of graffiti offences and are serving out community service orders. Saturday is an appropriate time for them to do it. Also, Saturday is a time which causes minimum disruption to the travelling public and which is safer because there is less traffic on the road. So, there is, indeed, a specific reason for their being done on Saturdays.
Health Business Rules
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, during question time I indicated that I would table the business rules. I have a copy and I now table them.
INAUGURAL SPEECH
Ms McRae: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I ask for leave to make my inaugural speech.
Leave granted.
MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mrs Grassby): I remind the house that other members were heard in silence. I would expect members to extend to Ms McRae the same courtesy.
Ms McRae: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, like my fellow new members, it gives me great satisfaction to address the Assembly today. It is not purely a personal satisfaction. I joined the Labor Party and sought a political career because I believe in progress, in improvement, and in the ability of elected representatives to make a real difference to people's daily lives, and I see this Assembly as a highly significant forum for pursuing such change.
I am here to pursue social justice, real achievable social improvement - not in some far off time in the future, but now, within the life of this Assembly. The pursuit of social justice has been a consistent theme in my career to date and in my active life in the community. My commitment to this objective is, of course, heightened by my gender.
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