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(2) such declaration be made available to any person on request, subject to the Member concerned being advised by the Speaker of the name of the person to whom the information is made available and the reasons why it has been requested, in each case.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Assembly Committees
MR MOORE (9.04): I thought I would take the opportunity during the adjournment debate to make a couple of comments, having listened to the inaugural speeches of our new members. I appreciate the very positive approach with which we have started this new Assembly, which contrasts starkly with the start of the First Assembly. I hope that that will continue, and I share the hopes and aspirations of so many members who have spoken tonight.
Mr Wood: Those who interject - - -
MR MOORE: By all means, Mr Wood, interject away. It has been a little difficult tonight. There were times, I noticed, when some of the previous members were buttoning their lips, as we used to say in my old profession of school teaching. Mr Wood no doubt remembers the term.
I would like to draw attention to one motion that did go through the Assembly today but which may reflect a weakness in some of the very positive approaches that we have heard about this evening. I refer to the appointment of members to the Public Accounts and Legal Affairs committees. It would appear that we now have two people constituting the Legal Affairs Committee. I think we have the potential there for a committee that simply will not work. I think it is a great shame that that is the case. Similarly with the Public Accounts Committee, where we have two Labor members and two Liberal members.
Mr Berry: Put yourself forward.
MR MOORE: I hear the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Berry, interject, "Put yourself forward". In fact, I did do that on the very first day of sitting, and I did it again for Mr Berry. I did also point out to Mr Berry that if I were to put myself forward for that position, which would then put me on five committees, it would entail extra workload. I think many people would recognise, certainly members of the public would recognise, the amount of work that has been put into those committees, and the extra work that an individual and Independent member has to do to keep up with legislation.
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