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- ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HERITAGE PROTECTION BILL 1998
- FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM (AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 1998
- AUTHORISED DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS SUPERVISORY LEVY IMPOSITION BILL 1998
- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: ADDITIONAL RESPONSES
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Taxation: Information Campaign
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Trade
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Katherine Region: Floods
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Pornography Industry in the Australian Capital Territory
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National Diabetes Strategy
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Apprenticeships
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Veterans: Employment
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Taxation: Information Campaign
- PRIME MINISTER
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- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- COMMITTEES
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1998-99
- APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 2) 1998-99
- APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL 1998-99
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (FARM MANAGEMENT DEPOSITS) BILL 1998
- NATIONAL FIREARMS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION BILL 1998
- RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROVIDERS SUPERVISORY LEVY IMPOSITION BILL 1998
- LIFE INSURANCE SUPERVISORY LEVY IMPOSITION BILL 1998
- GENERAL INSURANCE SUPERVISORY LEVY IMPOSITION BILL 1998
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (POLITICAL DONATIONS) BILL 1998
- COMMITTEES
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (No. 3) 1998
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (LANDCARE AND WATER FACILITY TAX OFFSET) BILL 1998
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT (LANDCARE AND WATER FACILITY TAX OFFSET) BILL 1998
- ADJOURNMENT
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- Main Committee
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Department of Health and Family Services: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Grants
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UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
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Department of Health and Family Services: Labour Hire Firms
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Arthritis Foundation of Western Australia
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Australian Law Reform Commission: Report
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Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
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Building Services Industry: Award Simplification
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Public Hospitals, Western Australia: Funding
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Mr MELHAM (11:07 AM)
—I do not intend to take long with my contribution because the opposition supports the National Firearms Program Implementation Bill 1998 . I will quote what the Attorney-General (Mr Williams) pointed out in his second reading speech, because I think it best summarises the bill:
This bill complements the National Firearms Program Implementation Acts of 1996 and 1997 supporting a firearms buyback scheme in the territories of Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.
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The bill provides for me—
that is, the minister—
to authorise payments for the purpose of providing compensation to firearms owners and dealers and for purposes directly connected to the compensation scheme and for implementation of licensing and registration schemes . . .
The minister quite rightly says in his second reading speech that the national firearms program has received bipartisan support and he asks for that support to continue. I can indicate that that support will continue. The opposition does support this bill. It is appropriate; it extends the scheme to the territories that are named. I commend the bill to the parliament.