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Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992

Debate resumed from 17 June 1992, on motion by Mrs Carnell:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Question put:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 9  NOES, 8 

Mrs Carnell Mr Berry

Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly

Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis

Mr Humphries Ms Follett

Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby

Mr Moore Mr Lamont

Mr Stevenson Ms McRae

Ms Szuty Mr Wood

Mr Westende

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Detail Stage

Clauses 1 and 2, by leave, taken together, and agreed to.

Clause 3

MR MOORE (9.21), by leave: Madam Speaker, I move:

Page 2, line 4, omit "or" (last occurring).

Page 2, line 5, after proposed new paragraph (b), insert the following word and paragraph:

"or (c) premises at which a medical practitioner practises medicine;".

The purpose of the amendments is simply to expand the notion of a treatment centre in terms of the Bill to ensure that a medical practitioner who is dealing with perhaps even one, two, three or four clients and who is trained appropriately through his professional system to administer methadone will be able to do so. I think that is an important addition. It is an addition that came out of the recommendations of the select committee.

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