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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 9 Hansard (7 September) . . Page.. 3119 ..
Amendment ( (continuing):
No 2-
Page 2, line 8, proposed new subsections 230 (3), omit "for use solely or substantially for a purpose related to the MLA's position".
Clause 4, as amended, agreed to.
Title agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (12.49 am): I move:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Speaker, given no one else wants to speak, I will close the debate. I would like to raise three small issues. The first is to congratulate all those Canberrans who have shown their support for the torch relay in the ACT, in particular the some 10,000 people-the quite huge crowd of which you, Mr Speaker, were a part-who last night enjoyed a spectacular evening at Edison Park. What this shows is that Canberra is right behind the Olympics and that this city is a worthy part of the Olympics.
It is fantastic that we can show off our city to visiting dignitaries, including a Japanese delegation. Ordinary Canberrans have been involved and everyone has loved it. I understand some Canberrans even got to see Nelson Mandela and shake his hand at an Olympic event this morning where the torch was handed over by the Governor-General. It is delightful that people are getting into the mood, that people are enjoying the Olympics and we can all look forward to next Wednesday.
The second matter concerns a letter that the Chief Minister has received from ICLEI, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. In that letter ICLEI congratulated the Australian Capital Territory government on its success in the cities for climate protection campaign. The ACT now leads the CCP campaign in Australia, having received four out of five possible stars. I will now table the following paper:
Greenhouse gas emissions-Copy of letter from CCP Program Manager, The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Minister, dated 25 August 2000.
Mr Speaker, the third issue is a matter that I raised after question time today. Yesterday in the Assembly, Mr Corbell made some incorrect assertions about the number of dual occupancies that have been approved in Canberra. He said, and I quote from page 28 of the uncorrected proof of the Hansard:
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