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1968 THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No.

8 WEDNESDAY, 27 MARCH 1968 1 The House met, at half-past two o'clock p.m., pursuant to adjournment.

Mr Speaker (the Honourable W. J. Aston) took the Chair, and read Prayers.

2 PEnnoNs: Mr Calwell presented a petition from certain citizens of the Commonwealth praying that this House take any action necessary to assist a campaign for a lasting peaceful settlement in Vietnam.

Petition received and read.


Mr Buchanan presented a petition from certain electors of the Commonwealth praying that the well-being of the aged, the infirm, the widowed, the deserted wives and dependent children, and the service pensioner be improved to parity with the national general living standard of the Australian people.

Petition received.
Petition received.

3 MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Mr Gorton (Prime Minister) informed the House that, during the forthcoming absence abroad of himself, Mr McEwen (Minister for Trade and Industry) would act as Prime Minister.

Mr Gorton also informed the House that, during the forthcoming absence abroad of Mr Hasluck (Minister for External Affairs), Mr Freeth (Minister for Air) would act as Minister for External Affairs.

4 QUESTIONS: Questions without notice were asked.


5 PAPER: Mr Speaker presented the following paper: Australian Presiding Officers and Clerks-at-the-Table-Report of First Con- ference, Parliament House, Canberra, 23 to 25 January 1968.
6 COMMONWEALTH DROUGHT ASSISTANCE-MINISTERIAL STATEMENT-MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Mr McMahon (Treasurer), by leave, made a ministerial statement outlining what the Government is doing to help alleviate problems in those States affected by drought, and, by command of His Excellency the Governor-General, presented the following paper: Commonwealth Drought Assistance-Ministerial statement, 27 March 1968- and moved-That the House take note of the paper.
Debate adjourned (Mr Beaton), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.
7 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, TEHERAN, 1968-AUSTRALIAN DELE- GATION-MINISTERIAL STATEMENT: Mr Hasluck (Minister for External Affairs), by leave, made a ministerial statement informing the House that Australia would be represented at the International Conference on Human Rights, one of the major international events associated with the International Year for Human Rights, to be held in Teheran during April-May this year.
The Australian Delegation would be led by Mr Bowen (Attorney-General) and, with other persons, would include two Members of the Commonwealth Parliament, Senator Murphy (Leader of the Op- position in the Senate) and Mr Peacock.

No.
No.

8-27 March 1968 8 PRESENTATION OF INKSTAND TO PARLIAMENT OF MAURITIUS: Mr Speaker informed the House that a message of thanks had been received from the Speaker of the Parliament of Mauritius for the gift of an inkstand which had been made by the Commonwealth Parliament to the Parliament of Mauritius on the occasion of the independence of that country.
9 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION-THIRTEENTH COMMONWEALTH PARLIA- MENTARY CONFERENCE-REPORT OF DELEGATION FROM COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA BRANCH-PAPER NOTED: Mr Davies, by leave, presented the following paper: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association-Thirteenth Commonwealth Parlia- mentary Conference, Kampala, Uganda, October-November 1967-Report of Delegation from Commonwealth of Australia Branch- and moved-That the House take note of the paper.

Debate ensued.

Question-put and passed.


10 PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) BILL 1968: The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question-That the Bill be now read a second time- Debate resumed.

Question-put and passed-Bill read a second time.

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole.

Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.

Mr Connor moved the following amendment: Clause 4, page 2, omit the In the committee clause, insert the following clause: "4.
Section 146 of the Principal Act is amended- (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.)

figures '43' and inserting in their stead the figures '44'; and Fields (b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:- The the Band Marln Petroleum Production '(11.)

This section shall continue in force for a period of e eect as twelve months from the date of its commencement production licences for and no longer.'.

", petroleum under this Act.

Debate ensued.


Question-That the clause proposed to be omitted stand part of the Bill-put.
The committee divided (the Deputy Chairman, Mr Drury, in the Chair)- AYES, 70 Mr Allan Mr Anthony Mr Armstrong Mr Arthur Mr Barnes Mr Bonnett Mr Bosman Mr Bowen Mr Bridges-Maxwell Miss Brownbill Mr Buchanan Mr Bury Mr K. M. K. Cairns Mr D. M. Cameron Mr Chaney Mr Chipp Mr Cleaver Mr Corbett Sir J. Cramer Mr Dobie Mr England Mr Failes Mr Fairbairn Mr Fairhall Mr Forbes Mr Fox Mr J. M. Fraser Mr Freeth Mr Gibbs Mr Gibson Mr Giles Mr Graham Mr Hasluck Mr Howson Mr Hughes Mr Hulme Mr L. H. Irwin MrJarman Mr Jess Mr Jessop Mr A. T. Jones Mr Katter Mr Kelly Sir W. Kent Hughes Mr Killen Mr King Mr Lee Mr Lynch Mr Maisey Mr McEwen Mr McLeay Mr McMahon Mr Munro Mr Nixon Mr Peacock Mr Pearsall Mr Pettitt Mr Robinson Mr Sinclair Mr Snedden Mr St. John Mr Stokes Mr Street MrSwartz Mr Turner Mr Wentworth Mr Whittorn Mr Wilson Tellers: Mr G. D. Erwin Mr Turnbull No.
8-27 March 1968 Noes, 39 Mr Barnard Mr Beaton Mr Beazley Mr Birrell Mr Bryant Mr J. F. Cairns Mr Calwell Mr C. R. Cameron Mr Clark Mr Collard Mr Connor Mr Cope Mr Costa Mr Courtnay Mr Crean Mr Cross Mr Curtin Mr Daly Mr Davies Mr Devine Mr Fulton Mr Griffiths Mr Hansen Mr Harrison Mr Hayden Mr C. K. Jones Mr Luchetti Mr McIvor Mr Minogue Mr Nicholls Mr O'Connor Mr Patterson Mr Peters Mr Scholes Mr Stewart Mr Uren Mr Webb Tellers: Mr Duthie Mr James And so it was resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to.
Bill agreed to.

Bill to be reported without amendment.

The House resumed; Mr Drury reported accordingly.

On the motion of Mr Fairbairn (Minister for National Development), the House adopted the report, and, by leave, the Bill was read a third time.

11 POSTPONEMENT OF ORDERS OF THE DAY: Ordered-That orders of the day Nos.

2 to 8, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day.
12 NEW SOUTH WALES GRANT (FLOOD MITIGATION) BILL 1968: The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question-That the Bill be now read a second time- Debate resumed.

Debate adjourned (Mr Robinson), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

13 INCOME TAX (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS) BILL 1968: Mr McMahon (Treasurer) presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Income Tax (International Agreements) Act 1953-1967.

Bill read a first time.


Mr McMahon moved-That the Bill be now read a second time.

Debate adjourned (Mr Crean), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

14 INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT BILL 1968: Mr Freeth (Minister assisting the Treasurer) pre- sented a Bill for an Act to amend the Law relating to Income Tax.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Freeth moved-That the Bill be now read a second time.
Debate adjourned (Mr Crean), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

15 STATES GRANTS (SCIENCE LABORATORIES) BILL 1968: Mr J. M. Fraser (Minister for Education and Science), by leave, presented a Bill for an Act to grant Financial Assistance to the States for Science Laboratories and Equipment in Schools.

Bill read a first time.

Mr Fraser moved-That the Bill be now read a second time.
Debate adjourned (Mr Crean), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

16 NEW SOUTH WALES GRANT (FLOOD MITIGATION) BILL 1968: The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question-That the Bill be now read a second time- Debate resumed.

Debate adjourned (Mr C. K. Jones), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

17 ADJOURNMENT: Mr Freeth (Minister for Air) moved-That the House do now adjourn.
Question-put and passed.

No.

8-27 March 1968 And then the House, at four minutes to eleven o'clock p.m., adjourned until tomorrow at half-past ten o'clock a.m. PAPERS: The following papers were deemed to have been presented on 27 March 1968, pursuant to statute: Lands Acquisition Act-Land acquired for Post Office purposes- Adelaide, South Australia.

Tuckey, South Australia Waddikee, South Australia.

Whitwarta, South Australia.

Woolumbool, South Australia.


MEMBERS PRESENT: All members were present (at some time during the sitting) except Mr J. R. Fraser and Mr Hallett.

A. G. TURNER, Clerk of the House of Representatives 12587/68 By Authority: A. J. AITHUI, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra