Daily Archives: August 7, 2007

WILLS AMENDMENT BILL

 I rise to speak in support of this bill. What I  have  found  since being  elected is  that  I  have  been  provided  with  an opportunity  to  meet  with a whole range of people from diverse backgrounds who confront  a number  of issues  in their  daily lives.  The area  of people  with differing abilities is one…

MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND CORONERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL

 I  rise  to  speak  in  support  of  the Magistrates’ Court  and Coroners Acts Amendment Bill 2007. As we have heard from previous speakers, the  bill makes six  separate but interrelated  amendments to the  Magistrates’  Court Act 1989 and  also the Coroners Act.  I  do not wish to cover all six proposed  amendments,  but I will…

LISMORE: TOWNSHIP REVITALISATION PROJECT

I  rise  to  mention  another  example of the small  towns development  fund in  recent times.  On Monday,  25 June, I  was in Lismore to announce on behalf of Mr John Brumby, the then Treasurer and Minister for Regional and Rural  Development in  the other  place, and  now of course the Premier  of  this  great state, …