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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 7 Hansard (10 July) . . Page.. 2372 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
Mr Speaker, this is a straightforward motion that will allow the Assembly to deal with the business which it clearly needs to deal with today in order, in particular, to resolve the issue of the budget for the year 2000-01.
Question resolved in the affirmative, with the concurrence of an absolute majority.
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (10.37): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to present the Supervised Injecting Place Trial Amendment Bill 2000.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: I present the Supervised Injecting Place Trial Amendment Bill 2000, together with its explanatory memorandum.
Title read by Clerk.
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
I present the following papers:
2001-2001 Budget-Corrigenda to:
Budget Papers Nos 3 and 4.
Purchase agreement between the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Chief Executive of the Department of Health and Community Care.
Ownership agreement between the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Chief Executive of the Department of Health and Community Care.
This bill amends the Supervised Injecting Place Trial Act 1999. The act provides the legislative framework for the conduct of a scientific trial of a supervised injecting place for intravenous drug users. The amendment proposes that the scientific trial of the supervised injecting place cannot commence before a specified date. Under the amendment I have moved, 1 January 2002 is the earliest possible date for the commencement of the operation of the facility where the trial will take place.
The bill comes forward with no sense of pride or sense of accomplishment on the part of the government. The bill is being brought forward for one reason and one reason only. That reason is the bloody-minded approach by the opposition in this place which has led, for the first time in a quarter of a century, to the blocking of supply in a parliament of Australia and the necessity for government to amend its budget to be able to address the need to pass that budget for the coming financial year.
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