Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that 11 July 2006 marks the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations’ Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the abolition of the death penalty;

(2)

notes that 57 countries have signed and ratified the Second Optional Protocol, including Australia;

(3)

notes that, while Australia has ratified the Second Optional Protocol, this Parliament has not yet adopted the Protocol into domestic law;

(4)

reaffirms its opposition to capital punishment; and

(5)

on a bipartisan level, calls for the Australian Government, this Parliament and the Parliaments of the States and Territories to work together to adopt the Second Optional Protocol into domestic law with binding force over the Commonwealth, the States and all the Territories.

Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House, recognising the extreme level of poverty and disadvantage experienced by many indigenous Australians and that there are in some indigenous communities unacceptable levels of social dysfunction and violence, calls on the Government to:

(1)

consult with Indigenous Australians to urgently develop and implement policies to alleviate this poverty and disadvantage; and

(2)

ensure that these matters are given urgent attention at the next meeting of Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that it is estimated that anaphylaxis effects up to 380 000 Australians who experience a food allergy, 5-8 per cent of whom are children;

(2)

recognises that tragically, three Australian students died between March 2002 and April 2003 during school hours as a result of an anaphylactic reaction;

(3)

acknowledges that a simple medical treatment is all that is needed to treat an anaphylactic reaction, prevent loss of life and provide the necessary time to transport the victim to hospital for further medical treatment; and

(4)

asks that the Government introduces legislation, devised in a COAG capacity, to ensure all preschools, primary and secondary schools:

(a)

have necessary policies and procedures to provide effective response to a student who experiences an anaphylactic reaction;

(b)

include policies that reduce the exposure to causative agents in the classroom environment;

(c)

ensure staff members are appropriately trained to support life in the event of an anaphylactic reaction; and

(d)

develop an individual action plan for each student that has an anaphylactic allergy that comprises treatment plans from the student’s physician.