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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2006 Week 2 CONTENTS (7, 8, 9 March 2006)

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Tuesday, 7 March 2006

323     Leave of absence
323     Legal Affairs—Standing Committee
333     Legal Affairs—Standing Committee
334     Planning and Environment—Standing Committee
335     Crimes (Offences Against Pregnant Women) Amendment Bill 2005

Questions without notice:

353     Hospitals—safety
355     Policing—response times
357     Housing—ministerial summit
361     Housing—Narrabundah long-stay caravan park
362     Hospitals—overcrowding
364     Policing—response times
365     Teachers—wage negotiations
368     Hospitals—overcrowding
370     Public housing—war widows
372     Alexander Maconochie Centre

375     Paper
375     Executive contracts
376     National Environment Protection Council
378     Papers
380     Public health system (Matter of public importance)
397     Crimes (Offences Against Pregnant Women) Amendment Bill 2005
404     Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2005 (No 2)

Adjournment:

411     Depression
411     Good neighbour day
412     Health care
413     Hilton Hotel bombing
415     Mental Illness Foundation ACT
415     Clean Up Australia Day
415     Jewish food fair
415     Government House open day
416     ACT softball championship carnival
416     Foxtel operations
418     Unions
418     Mr Samuel Kautai

Schedules of Amendments:

420     Schedule 1: Crimes (Offences Against Pregnant Women) Amendment Bill 2005
421     Schedule 2: Crimes (Offences Against Pregnant Women) Amendment Bill 2005

Wednesday, 8 March 2006

423     Visitors
423     Unparliamentary language (Statement by Speaker)
423     Petition: Teddy Bears Child Care Centre
424     Unparliamentary language (Statement by Speaker)
425     Employment—skilled migrant workers
443     Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) (Random Drug Testing) Amendment Bill 2005

Questions without notice:

451     Hospitals—safety
452     Tourism
453     Capital works funding
454     Policing—Erindale centre
456     Policing—Erindale centre
458     Teachers—wage negotiations
460     Teachers—wage negotiations
462     Fairbairn Avenue—perspex panels
463     Health—former Queen Elizabeth II family centre
464     Taxis—licences

Supplementary answers to questions without notice:

465     Policing—responses times
466     Criminal behaviour in Campbell and Erindale, and at the Canberra show

466     Order to table
478     Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) (Random Drug Testing) Amendment Bill 2005
486     Australian Broadcasting Corporation—funding
497     Criminal behaviour in Campbell and Erindale, and at the Canberra show
497     Paper
498     Standing orders—suspension
503     Childcare

Adjournment:

505     Queen's baton relay
506     Mental health
507     International Women's Day
507     Union picnic day
507     Policing—response times
508     Childcare
510     Criminal behaviour in Campbell and Erindale, and at the Canberra show
511     International Women's Day
511     Brendan MacDonald

Thursday, 9 March 2006

513     Visitors
513     Duties Amendment Bill 2006
514     Standing orders—suspension
519     Executive business—precedence
519     People living in poverty
519     Amendment of Assembly resolution
520     Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2005 (No 2)
530     Racing (Jockeys Accident Insurance) Amendment Bill 2006
533     Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2006
541     Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Bill 2005

Questions without notice:

544     Hospitals—safety
544     Focus on business convention
546     Red Hill
546     Budget—spending
547     Policing—response times
550     Attorney-General—use of external counsel
551     Belconnen to Civic busway
552     Human resources package
552     Hospitals—funding
554     Canberra Day

555     Personal explanations
556     Papers
556     Economic white paper implementation (Ministerial statement)
561     Canberra's urban infrastructure (Matter of public importance)
577     Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Bill 2005
591     Personal explanation
591     Motor Sport (Public Safety) Bill 2006
595     Statement by member

Adjournment:

597     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
599     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
600     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
600     Mr Roland Manderson
601     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
602     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
603     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
603     Departure of Assembly personnel
603     Ms Kate Vaughan
604     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
605     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement
606     Mr Ted Quinlan—retirement

Schedules of Amendments:

607     Schedule 1: Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2005 (No. 2)
608     Schedule 2: Children and Young People Amendment Bill 2005 (No. 2)
611     Schedule 3: Racing (Jockeys Accident Insurance) Amendment Bill 2005
614     Schedule 4: Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Bill 2005
614     Schedule 5: Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Amendment Bill 2005

Answers to questions:

617     Capital works (Question No 743)
617     Ms Anita Phillips (Question No 787)
618     Emergency Services Authority—contracts (Question No 826)
619     Emergency Services Authority—expenditure (Question No 827)
621     Government—ministerial travel (Question No 832)
627     WorkCover—review (Question No 843)
628     Arts and letters—funding (Question No 844)
628     Motor vehicles—home-garaged (Question No 845)
629     Motor vehicles—home-garaged (Question No 847)
631     Motor vehicles—home-garaged (Question No 848)
631     Motor vehicles—home-garaged (Question No 850)
632     Motor vehicles—home-garaged (Question No 851)
632     Canberra Hospital—Ronald McDonald family room (Question No 856)
633     ACTION—SMS bookings (Question No 862)
634     ACTION Buses—security cameras (Question No 863)
635     Water—burst mains (Question No 870)
636     Community Inclusion Board (Question No 874)
636     Public service—indigenous officers (Question No 875)
637     Health—breast screening services (Question No 877)
637     Gungahlin footpaths (Question No 884)
638     Dragway (Question No 886)
638     Aboriginal health impact statement (Question No 902)
639     Education—health scholarships (Question No 903)
640     Business— fair trade products (Question No 907)
640     Environment and conservation—arboretum (Question No 908)
640     Murrumbidgee catchment action plan (Question No 909)

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