House debates

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019; Second Reading

6:46 pm

Photo of Linda BurneyLinda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"The House declines to give the bill a second reading and:

(1) notes the overwhelming medical, expert and overseas evidence that this bill will not work to address addiction, decrease unemployment or create jobs; and

(2) calls on the Government to reject the bill and instead pursue evidence-based policy and invest in quality health and social services".

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