23 June 2010
In rising to give my strong support for the Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 I commend you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for your contribution to the debate, and I also commend the member for Werriwa.
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23 June 2010
I rise to speak in support of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Bill 2010 and the related amendments before the House. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority was set up in 1993 as the central body to register agricultural and veterinary chemicals. It replaced separate state and territory based registration systems.
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16 June 2010
Today is 16 June, not a particularly special day in a lot of ways, though it is my brother Simon’s birthday, but the literally-minded might know that it is Bloomsday. Those who struggled through Ulysses would know.
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