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Thursday, 23 May 1996
Page: 970


Senator WHEELWRIGHT —by leave—I present to the Senate the following petition, from 16,766 citizens, which is not in conformity with the Standing Orders as it is not in the correct form:

We the undersigned citizens of New South Wales call upon the Federal Government to oppose the Senate Community Affairs Committee proposal to ban the sale of tobacco from retailers other than licensed premises and tobacconists. The proposal would devastate many small businesses and transfer wealth to larger retailers.