Page 994 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 15 March 2005

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other circumstances where we are left with quite a bit of time where we were all expecting to be sitting in this house—we can move into private members’ business. This of course indicates that we need to be prepared to do that. I am not at the moment prepared to contribute to whichever bit of private members’ business came first, and I do like the opportunity to be prepared.

So in this sense, while I am supporting the suspension of standing orders, I am also saying that I would like us to actually, as Mr Corbell suggested, formally establish that as a practice of the Assembly so that we can, in future, move ahead that way.

Motion (by Mr Corbell) put:

That the question be now put.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 8		Noes 7
Mr Berry	Ms MacDonald	Mrs Burke	Mr Pratt
Mr Corbell	Ms Porter	Mrs Dunne	Mr Seselja
Mr Gentleman	Mr Quinlan	Dr Foskey	Mr Smyth
Mr Hargreaves	Mr Stanhope	Mr Mulcahy

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Original question put:

That Mrs Dunne’s motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 7		Noes 8
Mrs Burke	Mr Pratt	Mr Berry	Ms MacDonald
Mrs Dunne	Mr Seselja	Mr Corbell	Ms Porter
Dr Foskey	Mr Smyth	Mr Gentleman	Mr Quinlan
Mr Mulcahy		Mr Hargreaves	Mr Stanhope

Question so resolved in the negative.

Sitting suspended from 11.44 am to 2.30 pm.

Ministerial arrangements

MR STANHOPE: I wish to advise that the Minister for Education is absent for question time today as a result of pressing personal issues. I will be pleased to take any questions for the Minister for Education.

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