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see any initiative by your Government for an education program. If it is, where is it hidden? Is this going to be hidden in the 2 per cent across-the-board reduction in your budget somewhere that nobody will be able to find? If the Health Minister will not tell us, maybe Mr Wood, the Education Minister, will get up and tell us where your education program on the effects of the consumption of this drug is hidden away.
I would think, Madam Speaker, that the Government, in self-interest and self-protection, would support this sunset clause that says that in three years' time we look to see whether the beneficial effects that we think are going to flow from this in fact do flow from it, and if that result is not a beneficial result to this community we will drop the whole experiment. I ask the Government not to be bulldozed into this by Mr Moore. Take an independent stand, Mr Connolly. Do not be dictated to by Mr Moore on this issue. Let us see the Labor Party show some guts and some gumption. Take your own independent stand on this and support the Opposition in this very reasonable and sensible proposal that in three years' time we look back over our shoulder to see what happened.
I do not think that any reasonable man in the street could take an opposing view to this very sensible proposal. Madam Speaker, this is the last opportunity that the members of the Government have to be sensible and reasonable on this. I implore them to take a long, deep breath and to think about it before they vote.
Question put:
That the proposed new clause be inserted in the Bill (Mrs Carnell's amendment).
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 7 NOES, 10
Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Stevenson Mr Lamont
Mr Westende Ms McRae
Mr Moore
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the negative.
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