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. that the present high standard of education in the ACT cannot be maintained if further closures are implemented.
. that communities in the ACT will suffer both economic and social loss with the closure of neighbourhood schools.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to refrain from closing schools in the ACT.
By Mr Humphries (from 1,355 citizens).
Petitions received.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Absence of Speaker
MS FOLLETT: Mr Acting Speaker, my question is to you. Can you inform the Assembly of the authority under which Mr David Prowse is absent from the Assembly today?
MR ACTING SPEAKER: I will just take advice on that.
Leader of the Opposition, I will take that on notice and I will give you a formal advice, and that will be today.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Acting Speaker, may I add some supplementary parts to it that you might also want to take on notice? Has Mr Prowse sought leave? Are the minutes of the last meeting of the Parliamentary Association confirmed and, if not, when will they be confirmed? Would you also consider making a ruling on the retrospective granting of leave for Assembly members?
MR ACTING SPEAKER: I will take all those matters on notice. I will not necessarily undertake to give you any advice on those latter points today as you raise a number of issues.
School Closures
MR STEVENSON: My question is directed to the Minister for Education. Due to the massive community concern about school closures, would he be good enough to indicate how many signatures on petitions would be required before the Government would keep schools open? Indeed, if every person in Canberra except the 10 members of the Alliance signed the petition, would that suffice? Is he prepared to put the matter to referendum?
MR HUMPHRIES: To answer the last question, I think putting issues that governments have to face fairly and squarely under their responsibilities as governments to referenda is
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