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Wednesday, 11 August 1999
Page: 7324


Senator BOLKUS (6:51 PM) —I understood that the preamble bill is being debated tomorrow. Senator Brown, we do not want to vote on this tonight in the context of this legislation but would rather debate it tomorrow in the context of the preamble legislation. As you have quite rightly said, there is joint parentage of the preamble that you have moved, though some parents have abdicated in recent hours, if not days. I would suggest to you that it would be best not to proceed with your amendment now, but to debate it tomorrow. By that stage we will be in a better position to digest the issue and develop a different position. If you choose not to proceed with this amendment now, then we can proceed with the rest of the bill and tackle the amendment in the morning in the context of the preamble legislation.