Page 993 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 19 April 1994
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MR HUMPHRIES (9.28), by leave: Madam Speaker, I move amendments h., i. and j., which read as follows:
h. Page 41, line 5, proposed new paragraph 107(1)(a), add "or".
i. Page 41, lines 6 to 8, proposed new paragraph 107(1)(b), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
"(b) at the time at which the candidate is excluded from a poll pursuant to a scrutiny in accordance with Schedule 4, his or her total votes equal or exceed 20% of the quota for the election.".
j. Page 41, lines 9 to 12, proposed new paragraph 107(1)(c), omit the paragraph.
Madam Speaker, these are the alternative provisions which propose what I outlined previously - that is, basically the Tasmanian model.
Amendments agreed to.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (9.29): Madam Speaker, I move supplementary amendment a., which is on a grey sheet. Throw out your green sheets. The amendment is as follows:
a. Page 41, line 12, proposed new subsection 107(1), add the following paragraph:
"(c) the candidate is neither elected nor excluded and his or her total votes, at any stage of the counting, equal or exceed 20% of the quota for the election.".
This is consequential on the passage of Mr Humphries's amendment which we have just dealt with. It is in order to fix up that problem which I alluded to in the debate. Mr Humphries's amendment had not dealt with a candidate who is neither elected nor excluded.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Ms Follett: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
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