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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 1 Hansard (14 February) . . Page.. 165 ..
The Assembly voted-
Ayes 8 Noes 6 Mrs Burke Mr Rugendyke Mr Berry Ms Tucker Mr Hird Mr Smyth Mr Corbell Mr Humphries Mr Stefaniak Mr Hargreaves Mr Moore Mr Quinlan Mr Osborne Mr Stanhope
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Amendments agreed to.
MR HUMPHRIES (Chief Minister, Minister for Community Affairs and Treasurer) (5.39): I ask for leave to move amendments Nos 3, 4 and 5 circulated in my name together.
Leave granted.
MR HUMPHRIES: I move my amendments Nos 3, 4 and 5 [see schedule 2 at page ]. These amendments simply take out the words in the bill which refer to the executive being able to depart from the principles in certain circumstances. They say instead that the proposed budget may depart from the principles. With respect, I think it is the budget itself which exhibits the principles rather than the executive. The executive might run around touting certain principles, but until it puts its budget forward you do not actually know what it is going to do with it. I think, therefore, it is appropriate to apply these rules to the budget itself, the budget document, rather than the executive.
Of course, the executive still has the responsibility, or the Treasurer still has the responsibility, of laying out the reasons why the budget needs to be adjusted over a period of time to address the issues which are laid out in the principles and return the budget process to one which complies with the principles.
Amendments agreed to.
Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.
Question put:
That this bill, as amended, be agreed to.
The Assembly voted-
Ayes, 9 Noes, 7 Mrs Burke Mr Osborne Mr Berry Ms Tucker Mr Cornwell Mr Rugendyke Mr Corbell Mr Wood Mr Hird Mr Smyth Mr Hargreaves Mr Humphries Mr Stefaniak Mr Quinlan Mr Moore Mr Stanhope
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