R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby vcatkiller » 20 Mar 12, 7:43 am

Making progress, slowly but steadily. Hopefully it will continue to go this smoothly.
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby cyclobs » 20 Mar 12, 8:18 am

Sathias wrote:I'm trying to find out who voted for and against.

edit: found the page that should tell us, but looks like won't be up until tomorrow.


updates? is it out yet? :D
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby BBlunt » 20 Mar 12, 9:04 am

cyclobs wrote:
Sathias wrote:I'm trying to find out who voted for and against.

edit: found the page that should tell us, but looks like won't be up until tomorrow.


updates? is it out yet? :D

Not sure what Sathias found, but this one suggests that no one voted against it. http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/dow ... tion%2Fpdf

33 CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) AMENDMENT (R 18+
COMPUTER GAMES) BILL 2012—REPORT FROM FEDERATION CHAMBER
The Deputy Speaker reported that the bill had been fully considered by the Federation Chamber and
agreed to without amendment, and presented a certified copy of the bill.
Bill agreed to.
On the motion of Ms Bird (Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education and Skills), by leave, the bill
was read a third time.
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby Sathias » 20 Mar 12, 9:06 am

Yep BBlunt, was about to post the same thing :)
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby Artful-dodgeR » 20 Mar 12, 9:47 am

That's brilliant.
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby cyclobs » 20 Mar 12, 10:13 am

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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby Drakand » 20 Mar 12, 10:41 am

definately good news!
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby darius359au » 20 Mar 12, 2:50 pm

Not quite ,but it's almost time to do the happy dance and go weeeeeeeee 8) :yeah: :yeah:
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby M a x » 20 Mar 12, 6:06 pm

the_blah wrote:I really hope this gets through, otherwise all hell might brake loose :P


15th May.....all Hell does break loose :58_59:

Hopefully sensible Bill reaches sensible conclusion.
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby DarthLondar » 24 Mar 12, 3:58 am

Huzzah! :jumpy:
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Re: R18+ Bill Passes Parliament, Heading for Senate

Unread postby Uncle Ted » 26 Mar 12, 7:17 am

So even though Tony Abbott would have us believe that this is a Government that cannot function, it has and does. I can't see a progressive Senate majority knocking this one back.
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