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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3711 ..
MR RUGENDYKE (continuing):
with the mess caused by the greed of the banks and financial institutions. It is no secret that low income earners are the most vulnerable, and they are being targeted. Let's intervene now to stop trends like young people being burdened with huge credit debts in the early stages of their working careers.
If the Assembly accepts the argument that we cannot pass this bill today because a public servant in Queensland said so, we seriously have to look at the direction this parliament is taking and our involvement in these national regulations. We are elected to represent the ACT, and we have a monumental problem if we are dictated to by a Queensland public servant. This agreement should not preclude us from passing this commonsense legislation that is totally consistent with the existing credit laws.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Detail stage
Bill, by leave, taken as a whole.Clause 1.
Question (by Mr Stefaniak ) put:
That the debate be now adjourned.
The Assembly voted-
Ayes, 14 Noes, 3 Mr Berry Mr Kaine Mr Osborne Mrs Burke Mr Moore Mr Rugendyke Mr Corbell Mr Quinlan Ms Tucker Mr Cornwell Mr Smyth Mr Hargreaves Mr Stanhope Mr Hird Mr Stefaniak Mr Humphries Mr WoodQuestion so resolved in the affirmative.
Debate adjourned to the next sitting.
Suspension of standing order 76
Motion (by Mr Moore ) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:
That standing order 76 be suspended for the remainder of this sitting.
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