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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 2 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 464 ..

Motion (by Mr Humphries ) proposed:

That the debate be adjourned.

Question put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 8    	NOES, 5

Ms Carnell  	Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell  	Mr Corbell
Mr Hird  	Mr Kaine
Mr Humphries  	Mr Stanhope
Mr Osborne  	Mr Wood
Mr Rugendyke
Mr Stefaniak
Ms Tucker

Motion (by Mr Humphries ) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

MR BERRY (5.14): Mr Speaker, this is an interesting turn of events that we are now faced with. This is a government that just a short time ago was expressing the urgency to have a full day's debate - - -

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order: Resume your seat, Mr Berry. Thank you very much. I think that, even during the adjournment debate, the standing order that prevents members from reflecting on a vote of the Assembly still applies.

MR SPEAKER: Yes. I am afraid that I have to uphold the point of order, Mr Berry. You are reflecting on a vote of the Assembly.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I was merely raising it as a matter of interest, to draw attention to some of the matters of fact. I am not going to criticise the vote of the Assembly. That is a done deal, and we are shortly going to adjourn and go home rather than debate the issues. But I think it needs to be said that it is curious for a government to move such a motion when, only a short time ago, there was some urgency about our dealing with this on one day.

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