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Thursday, 7 November 1996
Page: 6840


Mr REITH (Leader of the House)(3.44 p.m.) —I present papers on the following subjects, being petitions which are not in accordance with the standing and sessional orders of the House:

Opposition to Uranium mining from the member for Stirling—3012 petitioners.

Opposition to closure of The Entrance Medicare office from the member for Dobell—10 petitioners.

Opposition to closure of Medicare offices, in particular the office in Kingaroy and other rural communities from the member for Fisher—3349 petitioners.

Opposition to closure of Medicare offices from the member for Reid—1099 petitioners.

Support for gun control from the member for Dunkley—27 petitioners.

Request for maintenance of direct public funding for early childhood centres from the member for Richmond—115 petitioners.

Support for the fight for international human rights and freedom for soldiers missing in action from the member for Fadden—386 petitioners.

Support for triennial funding and services of the ABC from the member for Cowper—3715 petitioners.

Support for maintenance of the current ABC charter, funding and staffing levels from the member for Dobell—20 petitioners.

Opposition to the removal of operational assistance from children's services from the member for Dobell—45 petitioners.


Mr Allan Morris —Mr Speaker, would you be so kind as to have the minister elaborate on that process so that we can debate? I think it is an excellent procedure if we can avail ourselves of it, particularly when it is the Thursday prior to a break—very, very helpful.


Mr REITH —For the tabling of petitions out of order?


Mr Allan Morris —Yes. Can you inform us?


Mr REITH —It is just being done as required, and people make contact, I think, with the clerks.


Mr Crean —We could certainly agree on performance statements.


Mr REITH —There is no secret to it and, if you were more involved in the processes, you might understand that it is a very straightforward matter. I have had members on your own side come to me and ask about it. One of them came to ask me about it just a couple of days ago. So there is no surprise about it.