Closing Date For Petition Extended (Press, 18 June 1985)
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Summary: Closing Date For Petition Extended (Press, 18 June 1985)
On 18 June 1985, the member of Parliament for Hauraki, Mr Graeme Lee, announced the extension of the closing date for a national petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. This decision came after the Statutes Revision Committee was set to resume hearings on the bill, which had caused a delay in addressing the numerous submissions. Mr Lee, who serves as a spokesman for a coalition of MPs against the bill, noted that the previous deadline for the petition had been the day before, but with about 200 oral submissions still pending, it was deemed necessary to keep the petition open for additional signatures. The target for the petition remains one million signatures, and the final closing date will be determined by the chief petitioners in relation to the progress of the select committee hearings.
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