Page 3174 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 20 September 1994
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Madam Speaker, let me also point out that last week I had a phone call from one of the societies in New South Wales - I will not nominate the particular society - that Mr Connolly referred to. They were intending to put out a press release along the same lines as we saw, saying that what we are doing is terrible and that we should support the original Bill. When I explained exactly what was in the Bill and also read from that letter, we then had an entirely different view and there was no press release.
Mr Connolly: It was not the Cancer Council, because they put out the press release.
MR MOORE: Mr Connolly says it, so it may well be the case. I would be delighted to have a look.
Madam Speaker, let me go back through a couple of things. This whole notion of 226 times the safe level is simply nonsense. Mr Connolly quoted a whole series of secondary sources. If he went back into a bit of his academic experience, he would realise the inadequacy of that, Madam Speaker. Those sources have a role, but go back to your primary sources and check your information. We put our effort into doing that in the committee report and came up with our result. Mr Connolly constantly talks about a comfort level. I refer him back to the committee report, where the person who developed Australian Standard 1668.2, Mr West, is quoted as saying:
This Standard would not address comfort but confine itself to health.
That was indeed an influencing factor, but it was not the most critical factor. The Government turned this debate to Australian Standard 1668.2 because that is where they finally think they have a grasp and because they do not want to deal with the real population health issues that we are dealing with. They want to support the failed Minister who sits now on the back bench, where he belongs.
Question put:
That the amendments (Mr Moore's) be agreed to.
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 Stefaniak Ms McRae
Mr Stevenson Mr Wood
Ms Szuty
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
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