Page 215 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 12 May 1992
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Fluoridation
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 ACT draws to the attention of the Assembly:
That cumulative toxins in the form of fluoride is being added to the ACT's water supply as a mass medication without the consent of the people.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:
Immediately switch off the apparatus used to artificially fluoridate the ACT water supply and thereby stop this mad act of pollution.
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.
Petitions received.
PAPER
MR WOOD (Minister for Education and Training, Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning): Madam Speaker, I ask for leave to present a petition which does not conform with standing orders as it does not contain a request.
Leave granted.
MR WOOD: Madam Speaker, I present an out-of-order petition from 148 residents opposing battery hen farming.
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