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MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (10.18), by leave: Madam Speaker, I move together the Government amendments Nos 24, 25 and 26, which read as follows:
24. Page 42, line 17 to page 43, line 5, proposed new section 110, omit the section.
25. Page 43, lines 6 to 10, proposed new section 111, omit the section.
26. Page 43, lines 12 to 15, proposed new subsection 112(1), omit the subsection.
The purpose of all three of these amendments is to give effect to the removal of the party ticket voting scheme. Proposed new sections 110 and 111 are to be omitted, and proposed new subsection 112(1) is to be amended as a consequence of removal of the party ticket voting scheme.
Amendments agreed to.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (10.20): Madam Speaker, I move the Government amendment No. 27, which reads:
27. Page 43, line 16, proposed new subsection 112(2), omit "the ballot papers", substitute "each ballot paper".
The purpose of this amendment is to amend proposed new subsection 112(2) to remove what is a possible anomaly in its wording. As it stands, this new subsection could be taken to mean that the name of each candidate shall be printed once only on only one ballot-paper. It is a grammatical amendment.
Amendment agreed to.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (10.20), by leave: Madam Speaker, as a consequence of the passage of Mr Humphries's amendment, as amended, on group non-party candidates, I move together the Government supplementary amendments a. and b., which read as follows:
a. Page 43, line 22, proposed new subsection 112(2), after paragraph (b) insert the following paragraph:
"(ba) a distinguishing letter shall be printed above the column of names of the candidates in a particular group, the letter being -
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