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MR STEFANIAK (Ginninderra—Leader of the Opposition) (5.48): I move:

That the question be divided.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Ordered that the amendments be divided.

Amendment No 1 negatived.

Question put:

That amendment No 2 be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 7

Noes 10

Mrs Burke

Mr Smyth

Mr Barr

Mr Gentleman

Mrs Dunne

Mr Stefaniak

Mr Berry

Mr Hargreaves

Mr Mulcahy

Mr Corbell

Ms MacDonald

Mr Pratt

Dr Foskey

Ms Porter

Mr Seselja

Ms Gallagher

Mr Stanhope

Question so resolved in the negative.

MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella) (5.52): I would like to thank members for their contributions to the—

Mr Stefaniak: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker, if Mr Gentleman is closing the debate. There is, in relation to an earlier ruling, still a problem with paragraph 3 of the two remaining motions there. He mentions investigating Thiess, and that probably offends the sub judice provisions. We have been very careful during debate, as a result of your ruling, not to mention individuals’ names or a company’s name, which actually was the point of my amendment. But that has been defeated. So I think Mr Gentleman needs to amend that; otherwise he will be breaching your ruling—

MR SPEAKER: I do not think—

Mr Stefaniak: because he is calling on the Chief Minister to write to the ABCC to investigate Thiess for those breaches.

Mr Barr: Mr Speaker, on the point of order: you have already ruled on this matter.

MR SPEAKER: I think paragraph 3 as it stands on the notice paper is able to be decided upon here today. Mr Gentleman is about to conclude the debate.

MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I began, I would like to thank everybody for their contributions here this afternoon.


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