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associated with the Act and apply the user-pays principle, thereby reducing the burden on the taxpayer.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Tuesday, 24 April 1990
MR STEVENSON, by leave: I move:
That private Members' business be given precedence for the first two hours following resumption of business, after the dinner adjournment, on Tuesday, 24 April 1990.
As we know, under standing order 77 the Wednesday morning is normally held for private members' business. The next Wednesday when we should be sitting falls on April 25, Anzac Day. As such it is a public holiday and we will not be sitting on that day. Private members' business is an important opportunity for members on this side of the house and people in Canberra to have, perhaps, another viewpoint presented in this Assembly.
I note that yesterday the Chief Minister was kind enough to agree that he would be prepared to allow private members' business to go ahead during that sitting week. Tuesday evening, 24 April, would be an ideal time to have private members' business. This would allow members of the public to come along and hear members present matters directly concerning them in this house. Anything that makes this Assembly or its members more accessible to the public is a good thing. I commend the motion to the house.
MR BERRY (3.54): Mr Speaker, I move the following amendment:
That all words after "private Members' business" be omitted and the following words substituted "be given precedence during the two and a half hours normally allocated for a meal break on Tuesday, 24 April 1990.".
Mr Deputy Speaker, the reason I move this amendment is that the Opposition does not wish to intrude upon the normal business of this Assembly on Tuesday, 24 April and wishes to ensure that the private members' business proposed does not diminish the effectiveness of the Assembly on that day. I do not have a lot to say about it. My motives are fairly clear. We wish to get on with the job of the Assembly and we do not want to see this amendment interfering with that process.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I will just wait for that to be circulated. After that is circulated I will see if there is a speaker against that amendment. Basically, they want to go through the meal break and take private members' business during that two and a half hour period.
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