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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Wednesday, 31 March 2004) . . Page.. 1410 ..

paragraph 6 that acknowledges that there are some organisations such as The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand that are not in favour of immunising everyone.

It is an interesting dilemma for the Assembly. It is true that all are concerned and interested in the effects of pneumococcal. When you read the data that I have been able to track down on the net, the effect particularly on indigenous Australians in Central Australia must be taken into account.

When Ms Dundas’s amendment is dealt with, I will move the four amendments now circulated in my name that will make the motion slightly more general. It will call on the federal government to consider quickly what it will do. It will present a more balanced picture of our state of the understanding of the pneumococcal vaccine issue more accurately so that we as an Assembly can move on together hopefully and come up with a better solution to this problem.

Question put:

That Ms Dundas’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Amendment agreed to.

MR SMYTH (Leader of the Opposition) (12.15): I seek leave to move the four amendments circulated in my name.

Leave granted.

MR SMYTH: I move the following amendments:

(1) Paragraph (1), omit all words after “Council”, substitute “regarding pneumococcal vaccine.”

(2) Paragraph (1), omit “accept”, substitute “consider quickly”.

(3) Paragraph (2), omit the paragraph.

(4) Insert new paragraph (6):

“(6) acknowledges that other organisations like the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand are not in support of vaccination of all individuals.”.

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