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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (29 November) . . Page.. 3456 ..
Mr Berry: No. You will have to argue for a suspension, Ossie.
Mr Osborne: I seek leave.
Mr Berry: Argue for a suspension.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry!
Mr Berry: Yes, you can. I can see you arguing for it. Go on, argue for it.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, do you wish to join the chair?
Mr Berry: No, I want to have an argument with Mr Osborne.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Well, do not interject, sir.
Mr Osborne: Mr Berry and I are in agreement on how this bill should be dealt with, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker.
MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: You are seeking leave of the house to move a motion. Is that what you are doing, Mr Osborne?
Mr Osborne: Yes.
Leave not granted.
MR OSBORNE (9.02): I move:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent Mr Osborne moving a motion to adjourn debate.
Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think I gave Mr Kaine an undertaking yesterday morning to adjourn this issue. I must admit that I did get somewhat confused because I had been dealing with a certain faction in the Labor Party, not with a different faction, about what was happening with this piece of legislation. I assumed that Ms Tucker was going to adjourn it and that the Labor Party was going to support the adjournment, but apparently they are not.
Ms Tucker: I never said I would adjourn it.
MR OSBORNE: No. Ms Carnell was going to adjourn this debate. Anyway, I am happy to adjourn it, but I have got an undertaking from all members that we will resolve this issue next week.
Question resolved in the affirmative, with the concurrence of an absolute majority.
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