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- THE PRESIDENT
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PETITIONS
- Baltic States
- Australian Trade Commissioners, South Africa
- Baltic States
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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MISS JUNIE MOROSI
(WITHERS, Reg, WRIEDT, Ken, MULVIHILL, James) -
CZECHOSLOVAKIAN NATIONAL
(MULVIHILL, James, WILLESEE, Don) -
HOBART TRADES HALL
(MARRIOTT, John, WILLESEE, Don) -
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
(KEEFFE, James, CAVANAGH, James) -
REPATRIATION: PAYMENTS TO DOCTORS
(DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas, WHEELDON, John) -
PUBLIC SERVICE: GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS
(BUTTON, John, MURPHY, Lionel) -
PRIME MINISTER'S OVERSEAS VISIT
(BESSELL, Eric, MURPHY, Lionel) -
FINANCE COMPANIES
(POYSER, Arthur, MURPHY, Lionel) -
PUBLIC SERVICE: APPOINTMENT OF DR P. WILENSKI
(DAVIDSON, Gordon, BISHOP, Reginald) -
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
(CAMERON, Donald Newton, BISHOP, Reginald) -
CHINA: DRUG TRAFFICKING
(SIM, John, WILLESEE, Don) -
OMEGA SYSTEM
(GEORGES, George, BISHOP, Reginald) -
ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS
(GREENWOOD, Ivor, MURPHY, Lionel) -
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
(MCAULIFFE, Ronald, CAVANAGH, James) -
GREENSLOPES REPATRIATION HOSPITAL
(BROWN, William, WHEELDON, John) -
IMPRISONMENT OF AUSTRALIAN IN YUGOSLAVIA
(YOUNG, Harold, WILLESEE, Don) -
APPEALS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IMPORTS
(MAUNSELL, Charles, MURPHY, Lionel) -
PRIME MINISTER'S OVERSEAS VISIT
(TOWNLEY, Michael, BISHOP, Reginald) -
MERCURY' NEWSPAPER: POLICY
(MCINTOSH, Gordon, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
WHEAT
(LAUCKE, Condor, WRIEDT, Ken) -
AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION SERVICE
(SHEIL, Glen, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
AUSTRALIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(MCCLELLAND, Jim, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
CIVIL AVIATION: LIGHTING AIDS IN QUEENSLAND
(BONNER, Neville, CAVANAGH, James) -
LIBERAL PARTY LEADERSHIP
(WALSH, Peter, MURPHY, Lionel) -
AUSTRALIAN FILM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(GUILFOYLE, Margaret, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
FILM AUSTRALIA
(MILLINER, Bertie, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
QUEENSLAND ELECTION RESULTS: STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER
(WOOD, Ian, MURPHY, Lionel) -
DEGREE COURSES FOR TEACHERS
(MELZER, Jean, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
(RAE, Peter, CAVANAGH, James) - QUESTIONS
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TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT: LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
(EVERETT, Mervyn, WRIEDT, Ken) -
REDFERN MAIL EXCHANGE
(DURACK, Peter, BISHOP, Reginald) - QUESTIONS
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DUNGCA FAMILY: ENTRY TO AUSTRALIA
(BISHOP, Reginald)
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MISS JUNIE MOROSI
- WORLD POPULATION CONFERENCE
- AUSTRALIAN ARBITRATION INSPECTORATE
- COMMONWEALTH CAPITAL FUND FOR ABORIGINAL ENTERPRISES
- PUBLIC BROADCASTING
- REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES COMMITTEE
- STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
- ASSENT TO BILLS
- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- TAXATION ADMINISTRATORS
- PLACING OF BUSINESS
- KING ISLAND SHIPPING SERVICE AGREEMENT BILL 1974
- PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- HEALTH INSURANCE LEVY ASSESSMENT BILL 1974 [No. 2]
- HEALTH INSURANCE LEVY BILL 1974
- INCOME TAX (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) BILL 1974 [No. 3]
- STATES GRANTS (SOIL CONSERVATION) BILL 1974
- NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BILL 1974
- STATES GRANTS (NATURE CONSERVATION) BILL 1974
- ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) BILL 1974
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AUSTRALIAN HOUSING CORPORATION BILL 1974
- Second Reading
- SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
- PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
- PUBLIC SERVICE ACTS AMENDMENT BILL 1974
- WOOL INDUSTRY BILL (No. 2) 1974
- JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
- EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS BILL 1974
- STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT (LOAN GUARANTEES) BILL 1974
- ACADEMIC SALARIES TRIBUNAL 1974 REVIEW
- BUSINESS OF THE SENATE
- REMUNERATION BILL (No. 2) 1974 [No. 2]
- LOANS (AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) BILL 1974
- STATES GRANTS (FRUIT-GROWING RECONSTRUCTION) BILL 1974
- APPROPRIATION (URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT) BILL 1974
- ABORIGINAL LAND FUND BILL 1974
- ADJOURNMENT
- ABORIGINAL LAND FUND BILL 1974
- STATES GRANTS (DWELLINGS FOR PENSIONERS) BILL 1974
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA BILL (No. 2) 1974
- JUDGES' PENSIONS BILL 1974
- CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION BILL (No. 3) 1974
- ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) BILL 1974
- COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION
- ADVANCE TO THE TREASURER 1973-74
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GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PROGRAM
- 29th PARLIAMENT 1974
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GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PROGRAM
- 29th PARLIAMENT 1974
- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- SPECIAL ADJOURNMENT
- ADJOURNMENT
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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Australian Broadcasting Commission: Members (Question No. 240)
(GREENWOOD, Ivor, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Battered Children (Question No. 177)
(BAUME, Peter, WHEELDON, John) -
Battered Children (Question No. 179)
(BAUME, Peter, WHEELDON, John) -
Battered Children (Question No. 180)
(BAUME, Peter, WHEELDON, John) -
Battered Children (Question No. 181)
(BAUME, Peter, WHEELDON, John) -
Federal File' (Question No. 204)
(POYSER, Arthur, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Australia in Facts and Figures' (Question No. 235)
(MISSEN, Alan, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Electoral: Employment of Labor Party Supporters (Question No. 292)
(WITHERS, Reg, CAVANAGH, James) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 345)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 346)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 347)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Australia in Facts and Figures' (Question No. 235)
(MISSEN, Alan, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Electoral: Employment of Labor Party Supporters (Question No. 292)
(WITHERS, Reg, CAVANAGH, James) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 345)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 346)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 347)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MISSEN, Alan, MURPHY, Lionel, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Electoral: Employment of Labor Party Supporters (Question No. 292)
(WITHERS, Reg, CAVANAGH, James) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 345)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visit (Question No. 346)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 347)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 348)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Whitlam Ministry: Overseas Visits (Question No. 349)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Aboriginal Demonstration (Question No. 359)
(WITHERS, Reg, CAVANAGH, James) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 366)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Forthcoming Overseas Visit (Question No. 367)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Prime Minister's Overseas Visits (Question No. 373)
(TOWNLEY, Michael, MURPHY, Lionel) -
Middle East Countries: Budget Expenditure (Question No. 385)
(CARRICK, John, WILLESEE, Don) -
Effect of Wages and Tariffs on Prices (Question No. 388)
(CARRICK, John, BAUME, Peter, MURPHY, Lionel, WILLESEE, Don, MCCLELLAND, Douglas) -
Mr Georgi Ermolenko (Question No. 241)
(CARRICK, John, BISHOP, Reginald)
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Australian Broadcasting Commission: Members (Question No. 240)
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Senator Baume
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Health, upon notice:
Are there systems in existence in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory adequate to allow comprehensive reporting of cases of the 'battered child syndrome'; if not, what changes of procedure are planned to make the system of reporting more adequate.
Senator Wheeldon
- The Minister for Health has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
No systems for comprehensive reporting of cases exist. Experience with notification of infectious disease suggests that if the syndrome were to be made notifiable there would be under-reporting to such an extent that few sufferers would benefit. One feasible alternative might be to adapt medical record linkage systems, once established, to alert the authorities to cases of repeated injury to the same child or to siblings. All cases would then be identifiable,' however, the medico-legal problems inherent in this proposal have yet to be overcome.
