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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991

NOISE CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 INTRODUCED

1

A BILL TO TIGHTEN THE CONTROLS ON NOISE FROM

WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE

INDIVIDUAL. NOISY

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

TODAY

PRODUCTS (WEDNESDAY).

AND

HAND-HELD

(AMENDMENT}

LANDS, MR PERCUSSIVE

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

BE BROUGHT UNDER

THE

OF THE NOISE CONTROL MOVING THE SECOND READING

ENVIRONMENT FOR PLANNING, BILL 1991, THE SECRETARY

THE BILL PROPOSED THAT GRAHAM BARNES, SAID BREAKERS AND AIR COMPRESSORS USED FOR

TO EQUIPMENT WORKS WERE THE FIRST GROUP OF JURISDICTION OF THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE.

**THE

EMISSION

NEW REGULATIONS STIPULATE ACCEPTABLE NOISE

LABELLING, AND CONTROL. STANDARDS AND SET OUT METHODS OF TESTING AND

HE SAID. THE SALES AND IMPORT OF UNACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS,

THE PROPOSAL HAD BEEN MR BARNES POINTED OUT THAT WITH AND WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

DISCUSSED

IN "THE MAJORITY OF THE BREAKERS AND COMPRESSORS AVAILABLE NOW

THERE SHOULD THE NEW EQUIPMENT MARKET ARE IN FACT SILENCED TYPES AND

FOR THE INDUSTRY BE NO DIFFICULTIES

CONTROL THE

SCHEME," HE SAID.

TO COMPLY WITH

TRAFFIC NOISE GENERATED TO CONTROL BY WAY OF POLICE SUMMONS

THE BILL ALSO CLARIFIES THAT GENERAL BY A VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT ACTION UPON COMPLAINTS.

THE

POLICY

ΤΟ INTENT OR

PREMISES COMMERCIAL PREMISES AS IT DOES NOT

CONTROL

"SIMILARLY, IT HAS NEVER BEEN

FROM ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL

OPERATIONAL

NOISE

AFFECTING OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR AFFECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MR BARNES SAID.

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DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

USE OF BENZODIAZEPINE DRUGS IN EXEMPTED CLINICS

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A BILL WHICH PROVIDES THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH WITH THE DISCRETION TO PERMIT UNREGISTRABLE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS PRACTISING IN EXEMPTED CLINICS TO SUPPLY, POSSESS AND PROCURE CERTAIN BENZODIAZEPINE DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THEIR PATIENTS WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1991, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID PART I OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ORDINANCE WAS RECENTLY AMENDED TO INCLUDE ALL BENZODIAZEPINE DRUGS AS DANGEROUS DRUGS.

/UNDER THE