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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

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  <WSC#DGU013:0005:SJ>
      we call on er government orders of the day government order
      number one

  <WSC#DGU013:0010:??>
      marine pollution amendment bill number two third reading

  <WSC#DGU013:0015:PD>
      mister speaker

  <WSC#DGU013:0020:SJ>
      yes er er <unclear>word</unclear> what's the situation <unclear>word</unclear>

  <WSC#DGU013:0025:SJ>
      yes mister the honourable mister dunne

  <WSC#DGU013:0030:PD>
      mister speaker i move that the marine pollution amendment bill
      number two be read the third time

  <WSC#DGU013:0035:PD>
      sir this bill is a very important measure in terms of new
      zealand's ability to honour it's international environmental
      obligations

  <WSC#DGU013:0040:PD>
      the principal feature of the bill is that its passage will
      enable new zealand to ratify the convention for the protection
      of the natural resources and <&>19:00</&> environment of the
      south pacific commonly known as the <?>sprep</?> convention

  <WSC#DGU013:0045:PD>
      and i have to report to the house sir that during the committee
      stage of the bill there was some attention paid to the
      provisions of that convention and i would like to place those
      provisions on the record of the house this afternoon

  <WSC#DGU013:0050:PD>
      mister speaker the <?>sprep</?> convention was adopted and
      signed by new zealand in november of nineteen eighty six

  <WSC#DGU013:0055:PD>
      it has since been ratified by some seven pacific island states
      and it will come into force following the tenth ratification <,>

  <WSC#DGU013:0060:PD>
      the passage of this bill will enable the legislation to be
      ratified by new zealand and ratification of the convention by
      new zealand will be a further demonstration of our support for
      the protection of the marine environment of <&>20:00</&> the
      south pacific region

  <WSC#DGU013:0065:PD>
      mister speaker the convention is a comprehensive legal framework
      to implement what is known as the action plan for managing the
      natural resources and environment of the south pacific region
      which was adopted in rarotonga in nineteen eighty two

  <WSC#DGU013:0070:PD>
      associated with the convention are a protocol for the prevention
      of pollution of the south pacific region by dumping and a
      protocol concerning cooperation in combatting pollution
      emergencies in the south pacific region

  <WSC#DGU013:0075:PD>
      i might add at this point sir that during the discussion in the
      committee the opposition in particular <,> paid some attention
      to the ability <,> of new zealand to be able to deal with
      pollution emergencies and raised a number of questions relating
      to the definitions of the items that were considered to be
      hazardous substances and we had a number of interesting
      discussions on the particular clauses of the bill in general
      relating to the provisions of <&>21:00</&> something known as
      the marine pollution dumping and incinerations regulations
      nineteen eighty two <,> from which a number of the definitions
      that apply in this bill are derived

  <WSC#DGU013:0080:PD>
      but sir if i may return to the provisions of the convention
      which is the major matter covered by the bill that we debate
      this afternoon

  <WSC#DGU013:0085:PD>
      under the provisions of the convention which new zealand wants
      to ratify on the passage of the bill we will become committed to
      the prevention reduction and control of pollution at sea in the
      south pacific region <,> including two hundred mile zones and in
      accordance with existing internationally recognised rules and
      standards

  <WSC#DGU013:0090:PD>
      pollution from vessels from land from air and caused by dumping
      or the storage of wastes is also covered by the convention

  <WSC#DGU013:0095:PD>
      and most importantly sir the convention prohibits the dumping of
      all levels of <&>22:00</&> radioactive waste at sea in the
      region

  <WSC#DGU013:0100:PD>
      i should report to the house that the united states france and
      the united kingdom have <.>s</.> already signed the convention
      and it is therefore the first time that those nuclear powers
      have adopted a treaty which prohibits nuclear waste dumping
      completely and without recourse to scientific evidence

  <WSC#DGU013:0105:PD>
      i think sir that those moves sir offer the firmest prospect yet
      that the major longterm aspirations of the south pacific forum
      and its members namely that the south pacific will never be used
      as a sight for sea disposal of radioactive wastes can be
      achieved

  <WSC#DGU013:0110:PD>
      mister speaker the convention also requires the parties to it to
      prevent pollution in the region caused by nuclear testing <,>

  <WSC#DGU013:0115:PD>
      and in this context it is noteworthy that france has signed but
      not yet ratified the convention and i think that that is further
      proof that the convention can provide a legal <&>23:00</&> frame
      within which new zealand is able to raise any concerns on
      environmental pollution which might result from nuclear testing
      by the french or any other nation in the pacific region
      <&>23:09</&>
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