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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2710 ..

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 respectfully draws the attention of the House to the issue of legalising voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill.

Your petitioners request the Assembly to pass a Bill allowing for a Territory-wide Referendum on the matter of legalising strictly and properly regulated voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill.

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 the Queen's Birthday fireworks night runs over several days and is noisy and dangerous.

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:

Gazette one night only on which to celebrate with fireworks the Queen's Birthday.

Limit the sale of fireworks for the period commencing from the Friday of the weekend previous to the long weekend and cease with close of business on the evening of the day allocated for their use.

Legislate that firework design be such that the noise that accompanies the exploding fireworks be limited to that necessary to generate the visual effect.

Promulgate a `code of conduct' to ensure that neighbours advise each other of their intentions with respect to fireworks.

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