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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 9 Hansard (4 September) . . Page.. 2960 ..

MRS CARNELL (continuing):

Those opposite indicated that we supported the two previous bank merger Bills. I think that shows the difference between the Government and the Opposition now. We were happy to support a sensible approach, Mr Speaker, but it seems that those opposite will oppose anything. They will oppose anything just on the basis of opposing it, really, and for no good reason. Mr Speaker, I hope that the Assembly as a whole will support this Bill. It is essential for the clients or the customers of both St George and Advance Bank that this legislation be in place. I certainly hope that that is the case at the end of this debate.

Question put:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

The Assembly voted -

	AYES, 9		 NOES, 7

	Mrs Carnell	Mr Corbell
	Mr Cornwell	Ms Horodny
	Mr Hird		Ms McRae
	Mr Humphries	Ms Reilly
	Mr Kaine	Ms Tucker
	Mrs Littlewood	Mr Whitecross
	Mr Moore	Mr Wood
	Mr Osborne	
	Mr Stefaniak

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to:

That order of the day No. 3, Executive business, relating to the Gaming Machine (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1997 [No. 2], be postponed until a later hour this day.

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