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(ii) stereoisomer of such a substance; or

(iii) preparation or admixture containing any proportion of such a substance;

(b) a salt of an active principle or derivative referred to in subparagraph (a)(i); and

Schedule

"6. After section 55 of the Principal Act the following Schedule is inserted:

Section 47ZB

SCHEDULE

ANABOLIC STEROIDS

Androisoxazole

Androsterone

Bolderone

Clostebol".

As was said earlier, Mrs Carnell's original Bill implemented half of what had been agreed as an intergovernmental approach to steroid use. The Government's amendments fill out that picture and mean that this Bill will, in effect, deliver the ACT into the national regime.

MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (11.44): It is with pleasure that we support Mr Connolly's approach to this Bill. It makes a Bill that initially set out to solve one problem solve a number of others as well. It brings the ACT into line with decisions that were made at Health Ministers conferences some time ago. I think it is particularly useful today, when we are in the middle of the Commonwealth Games, for this Assembly to be passing legislation of this nature.

MR MOORE (11.44): Madam Speaker, I should start by saying that I am not opposing the amendments moved by Mr Connolly, although I intend to oppose the Bill as a whole. The argument has been put again and again that one of the real reasons for doing this is that Australia is going to host the Olympic Games and we need to be seen to be absolutely clean in relation to steroids. There is no doubt that where people are using drugs in sport they are cheating. I have no difficulty with having laws in place to catch those cheats. The difficulty with this Bill is that it also includes people who are using steroids for reasons other than just cheating; for example, when they are using them for building their bodies and making them, as they perceive, beautiful. I feel that this approach is not an appropriate approach. However, I accept what members are trying to achieve. I just think that it is going to take us down the wrong path.

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