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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 4 Hansard (25 June) . . Page.. 1017 ..

Thursday, 25 June 1998

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MR SPEAKER (Mr Cornwell) took the chair at 10.30 am and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory.

PETITIONS

The Clerk: The following petitions have been lodged for presentation:

By Mr Berry, from 260 residents, requesting that the Assembly demand that the Attorney-General reverse his decision to impose the registration fee on workers in the security industry.

By Mr Corbell, from 1,245 residents, requesting that the Assembly vote against the sale of ACTTAB.

The terms of these petitions will be recorded in Hansard and a copy referred to the appropriate Minister.

Security Industry Workers Registration Fee

The petition read as follows:

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:

The Attorney General has imposed a registration fee of between $95 and $110 on workers in the security industry. This charge is unfair as it was introduced without consultation with workers or their representatives and it imposes an unacceptable extra burden on some of the ACT's lowest paid workers.

Your petitioners hereby request the Assembly to demand that the Attorney General reverse his decision to impose this fee.

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