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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2765 ..
Question put:
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
The Assembly voted-
Ayes, 13 Noes, 2 Mr Berry Mr Osborne Ms Carnell Ms Tucker Mr Corbell Mr Cornwell Mr Hargreaves Mr Humphries Mr Kaine Mr Moore Mr Quinlan Mr Rugendyke Mr Smyth Mr Stanhope Mr Stefaniak
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Clause 6.
MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.04): I move:
Page 3, line 25, after the definition of birth relative insert the following new definition:
"birth sibling , of a child, means a brother or sister of the child who is born as a result of the same pregnancy as the child.".
Mr Speaker, this amendment includes within the bill a definition of birth sibling.
Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I rise to a point of order. The amendments concerned have not been circulated, as far as I am aware. I have not seen them and they are not on the side tables.
MR SPEAKER: They are being circulated as you speak, Mr Humphries.
MR STANHOPE: I accept some responsibility for the delay in the circulation of those amendments. I was caught a little by surprise. I anticipated a much longer debate in principle.
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