Roger Price (Chifley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

congratulates Rita Macalister on the occasion of her 100^th birthday;

(2)

notes that:

(a)

Rita came to Australia in 1978 from Uruguay;

(b)

Rita is the first Uruguayan woman living in Australia to turn 100; and

(c)

her birthday celebrations were held in the presence of His Excellency, Mr Pedro Mó-Amaro, the Ambassador of Uruguay, Councillor Leo Kelly, Mayor of Blacktown City Council, Rita’s family, fellow residents of Residential Gardens and Mr Roger Price MP, the Federal Member for Chifley; and

(3)

congratulates the board of management of Residential Gardens, the Chief Executive, Marta Aquino, and staff who work so hard to provide the highest level of care for the residents of Residential Gardens.

Contingent on the second reading amendment moved by the member for Lindsay to the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Repeal of Ministerial responsibility for approval of RU486) Bill 2005 being agreed to, Miss Jackie Kelly to move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Ministerial responsibility) Bill 2006 being introduced and being passed through all its stages without delay.

15/02/2006 196Wednesday, 15 February 2006

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The DEPUTY SPEAKER (Hon. IR Causley) took the chair at 9.30 am.

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