Page 548 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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But I am more than happy—at least to save the issue, rather than have it defeated now—to save the issue, to support it being referred to the relevant committee. I would, in that sense, accept the motion that Mr Coe has moved but I would like to propose an amendment to it. I do not think it is appropriate that it be open ended with no report date. I would, as I think on my feet, suggest that the committee should be at least required to report back in a reasonable time, perhaps by—
Mr Barr: By 30 June?
MR STANHOPE: Yes, by the end of June, I would have thought was reasonable. I would propose that it be referred to the Standing Committee on Planning, Public Works and Territory and Municipal Services for inquiry and report to the Assembly by no later than 30 June 2009.
At 6.00 pm, in accordance with standing order 34, the debate was interrupted. The motion for the adjournment of the Assembly having been put and negatived, the debate was resumed.
Sitting suspended from 6 pm to 7.30 pm.
MR STANHOPE: I was in the process of proposing an amendment to Mr Coe’s motion simply to provide a date. I did suggest—I think I may have moved a motion suggesting—that it should be by the last day of June. It has been pointed out to me that it would be more administratively convenient if the motion read “by the first sitting day in June”. I think that is the 20-something-or-other of June. It would be within a sitting week but in that last week. With the indulgence of members, I formally move the following amendment to Mr Coe’s motion:
Add the following words: “by the first sitting day in June 2009”.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Mrs Dunne): Is that in writing?
MR STANHOPE: Yes. Could that be circulated now?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Okay.
MR COE (Ginninderra) (7.32): That amendment is not acceptable. Because of estimates and everything that happens on and around budget time, we as a committee would be hard pressed to address it by that time. I seek to amend the amendment to refer to a day in the August sitting—perhaps the last day of August, 27 August.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mr Coe, you will have to put that amendment in writing and make it available for circulation.
MR COE: I am happy to do so. I will do that shortly.
MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Minister for Transport, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Minister for the Arts and Heritage) (7.33): Just
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