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PETITIONS
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Age of Consent
Petition supporting a uniform age of consent of 18 for males and females, stronger criminal penalties to protect children, and the removal of a statutory defence, opposing legislative retrospectivity and praying that these issues, if presented, be dealt with in separate bills, received from
Reverend the Hon. Fred Nile
.
Family Impact Commission Bill
Petition praying that the integrity of the family unit be encouraged by support for the Family Impact Commission Bill in its current form, received from
Reverend the Hon. Fred Nile
.