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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (30 August) . . Page.. 2633 ..

MS TUCKER (12.32): I support the sentiments of Mr Rugendyke's amendments. I think that it is important that we find a site for motor sport generally in the ACT. Obviously, the amendments that I put should apply to motor sport in general. I must say that I was very interested in Mr Stefaniak's comments about people at the Ridgeway. Basically, his interjection was that even if it were in his electorate he would not care because it was from only three voters. If that is how the minister thinks-

Mr Stefaniak: No, not quite. It involves three people; that is a minority.

MS TUCKER: Three people, right. What he is saying is that he, as a minister of this government, does not actually look at the issue on the merits of the issue; he looks at the number of votes. That is a very interesting comment.

Mr Stefaniak: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: I am about to suspend the Assembly for lunch and this matter can be taken up afterwards.

MS TUCKER: Basically, I think that Mr Rugendyke's amendments are good ones and I support them.

MR SPEAKER: I understand that it is the wish of the Assembly to suspend the sitting for lunch.

Mr Corbell: I think that we can resolve the motion now.

MR SPEAKER: I am entirely in the Assembly's hands. Is it the wish of the Assembly that I put the question on each of Mr Rugendyke's amendments seriatim? There being no objection, that course will be followed.

Amendment No 1 (Mr Rugendyke's ) agreed to.

Question put:

The Assembly voted-

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