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minister over a considerable period. I acknowledge to Dr Foskey that in the transition from Mr Corbell no longer being minister to my becoming minister we needed time to get up to speed on the detail of this, and that would have made it very difficult to have a constructive conversation. Nonetheless, we did so prior to the debate today and on Tuesday, and it is a little unfair to suggest that no consultation opportunities were provided for the Greens. It being a late hour, I will not press that issue any further.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 281, as reconsidered, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Mr Corbell: Mr Speaker—
MR SPEAKER: We cannot debate anything at this point, Mr Corbell.
Mr Corbell: I was seeking the call to make some comments before the bill was finally passed.
MR SPEAKER: Not after the question that the remainder of the bill as a whole be agreed to.
Mr Corbell: With your indulgence, Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make some brief comments.
Leave not granted.
Standing orders—suspension
Motion (by Mr Corbell) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prohibit Mr Corbell from speaking to the question.
Planning and Development Bill 2006
Statement by minister
MR CORBELL (Molonglo—Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (11.01): I thank members of the opposition for their grace. I put on the record my thanks to the very large number of people who have worked on this bill over a considerable period, particularly when I was Minister for Planning. The point we have reached tonight started a very long time ago, in 2003, when the government indicated its commitment to review the land act and to adopt the development assessment forums proposals for a streamlined development assessment.
The passage of the bill tonight marks a very important milestone, in that when this government was first elected in 2001 we put in place a series of significant
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