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ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being past 9.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
Members interjected.
Mr Jensen: Mr Speaker, on a point of order: I clearly heard an interjection from across the other side. It indicated that someone on this side was, and I quote, "pissed". I think it appropriate that that be withdrawn.
MR SPEAKER: Yes. Whoever made that comment, please withdraw it.
Mr Jensen: I can name the member if it is necessary.
Ms Follett: We collectively withdraw it. We will leave it to your judgment as to how true it was.
MR SPEAKER: I really wish these asides would cease. They do not do anything for the chamber. They cause upsets and duress for the remainder of the session. Please withdraw the qualification, Ms Follett.
Ms Follett: Yes, I withdraw it.
ELECTRICITY AND WATER (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
Debate resumed from 29 November 1990, on motion by Mr Duby:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (9.33): I do not know why the Government wants to walk out on its own Bill, but it does seem to be a concerted effort on their part. The Bill that we have before us is only four paragraphs long. As yet, we have not had any amendments circulated. We will keep our fingers crossed and hope that they may have got it right. The effect of the Bill, of course, is simply to increase the board of ACTEW from its current four members to seven members and also to change the quorum requirement so that a quorum is now four. It seems to me to be a sensible move and one that nobody could really argue with; and, for that reason, we do not oppose the Bill.
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