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BOTH NEW SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND SUPPORT THE SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION ON A NATIONAL BASIS.
HOWEVER, THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY HAS MANAGED TO CONVINCE THE VICTORIAN PREMIER THAT HIS STATE DOES NOT NEED THE NATIONALLY ENDORSED SYSTEM.
MR KENNETT HAS DECIDED THAT VICTORIANS CAN DO WITH A WEAKER EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY SYSTEM AND THE WEAKEST VERSION OF THAT SYSTEM.
FURTHERMORE, HE HAS PERSUADED TASMANIA AND NORTHERN TERRITORY TO FOLLOW THAT SYSTEM.
THE A.C.T. HERE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWING THE BALANCE TO SUPPORT A NATIONALLY ENDORSED SYSTEM AND SUPPORT WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
THE ALTERNATIVE IS THAT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, THROUGH THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT, WILL DICTATE THE HEALTH WARNINGS FOR AUSTRALIANS.
MADAME SPEAKER, IN CONSIDERING THIS BILL, THIS ASSEMBLY IS DOING MORE THAN JUST CONSIDERING A PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
WE ARE CONSIDERING AN EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAM FOR SMOKERS AND FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WHO MAY BE TEMPTED TO TAKE UP A MOST COSTLY AND DESTRUCTIVE HABIT.
R ALSO REPRESENTS A DECISION FOR AUSTRALIA AS A WHOLE.
THIS GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW THROUGH A NATIONAL MINISTERIAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
WE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY OR JURISDICTIONS WHICH FEEL THEY CAN UNILATERALLY WITHDRAW FROM SUCH RESOLUTIONS.
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