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BAIL (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 3) 1992
Debate resumed from 9 December 1992, on motion by Mr Humphries:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR HUMPHRIES (11.37), in reply: Madam Speaker, this Bill has been on the table also for quite some time. I can reciprocate Mr Moore's position today by indicating that my party will not be supporting this Bill. This arose out of the quite infamous - - -
Mr Connolly: We are voting on the second bail Bill.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! This is the second of the Bail (Amendment) Bills, which was dealt with in the cognate debate.
MR HUMPHRIES: I am sorry, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: It is okay. It was a fair mistake. It is not a problem.
Question resolved in the negative.
CRIMES (OFFENCES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT)
(AMENDMENT) BILL 1992
Debate resumed from 31 March 1993, on motion by Mr Moore:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR HUMPHRIES (11.38): Madam Speaker, I was ahead of myself. As I indicated - - -
Mr Moore: If you support this, I will bring the other one back on. Come on; you support this and I will support the bail Bill.
MR HUMPHRIES: It is a bit late to do a deal, Michael. Madam Speaker, the Opposition will be opposing the effective repeal of substantial sections of the Crimes (Offences Against the Government) Act 1989. As members will recall, this amendment Bill of Mr Moore's arose out of the quite notorious or infamous raid on the Canberra Times in about April last year, I think, caused by the Government's paranoia about the question of leaks from the Government. We all know that those leaks have continued unabated since the time of that raid and that the exercise was quite futile. I am not suggesting that there needs to be no response taken to those sorts of issues, but I do suggest that the response of Mr Moore to repeal sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Crimes (Offences Against the Government) Act might be an overreaction to that.
Mr Moore: You went for the hot air, but when it comes to the crunch you will not deliver.
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