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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 4 Hansard (6 May) . . Page.. 961 ..

Tuesday, 6 May 1997

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MR SPEAKER (Mr Cornwell) took the chair at 10.30 am and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory.

TIMING CLOCKS

MR SPEAKER: I wish to advise members that there is still a malfunction in the timing clock system in the chamber and that, as a consequence, the timing clocks will not operate for the next two sitting weeks. Consideration is being given to an alternative timing system in light of continuing technical problems with the current timing clocks. As an alternative, the Clerks will have a stopwatch and a bell to time members' speeches. As is the normal practice, the bell will ring two minutes prior to the conclusion of each member's speech.

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS

Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent:

(1) any business before the Assembly at 3.00 pm this day being interrupted to allow the Treasurer to be called on forthwith to present the Appropriation Bill 1997-98;

(2) (a) questions without notice concluding at the time of interruption; or

(b) debate on any motion before the Assembly at the time of interruption being adjourned until the question "That debate on the Appropriation Bill 1997-98 be adjourned and the resumption of the debate be made an order of the day for the next sitting" is agreed;

(3) at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 8 May 1997, the order of the day for the resumption of debate on the question "That the Appropriation Bill 1997-98 be agreed to in principle" being called on notwithstanding any business before the Assembly,

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