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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 2 Hansard (26 February) . . Page.. 425 ..
The Clerk: The following petition has been lodged for presentation:
By Mr Osborne, from 14 residents, requesting that the Assembly vote against the passage of the Medical Treatment (Amendment) Bill 1997.
The terms of this petition will be recorded in Hansard and a copy referred to the appropriate Minister.
The petition read as follows:
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:
The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly: that a bill to be presented before the Assembly, called the Medical Treatment (amendment) Bill 1997, allowing certain members of our community to prematurely end the life of others, does not have our support.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to: vote against the passage of the Medical Treatment (amendment) Bill 1997.
Petition received.
MR SPEAKER: I would like to welcome to this chamber pupils from St John Vianney's School who are undertaking local government study. Welcome, on behalf of all members.
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