Senate debates

Thursday, 28 June 2012

Motions

South Sudan

2:32 am

Photo of Eric AbetzEric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes the Speaker of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, the Right Honourable James Wani Igga, announced the Declaration of Independence Act for South Sudan on 9 July 2011; and

  (b)   congratulates the world's newest state, the Republic of South Sudan, on its 1st anniversary on 9 July 2012.

Question agreed to.

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