Page 478 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 8 March 2011
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MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Le Couteur): Leave is granted.
MR RATTENBURY: Earlier in the debate I was asked to withdraw some comments I was alleged to have made across the chamber. This situation has highlighted the challenges of being both the Speaker and an MLA in seeking to fulfil the role of Speaker and representing my constituents and the views that I hold. Of course, having had the request to review the Hansard, the Speaker is required to fulfil that duty and I think it is best that, in order to avoid an invidious situation for both perhaps the Speaker and the Clerk, I withdraw the comments I made earlier.
MS HUNTER (Ginninderra—Parliamentary Convenor, ACT Greens) (12.04), by leave: I am speaking to Mr Seselja’s amendment. My colleague Mr Rattenbury has said that the Greens will not be supporting Mr Seselja’s amendment.
Mrs Dunne: Madam Assistant Speaker—
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: One moment, please! Stop the clocks. Mrs Dunne.
Mrs Dunne: Madam Assistant Speaker, can you explain to me why it is that Ms Hunter is speaking again?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: She has leave.
MS HUNTER: I have got leave.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: She requested and obtained leave, Mrs Dunne.
MS HUNTER: I requested leave and it was given.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: So she is entitled to speak again.
Mrs Dunne: So what is Ms Hunter speaking to?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: The question is that Mr Seselja’s amendment be agreed to.
Mrs Dunne: But that is what Ms Hunter spoke to before.
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Yes, and she got leave to speak again.
MS HUNTER: No, I spoke to Mr Stanhope’s motion.
Mrs Dunne: Why did we give her leave?
MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, please sit down. Ms Hunter, you do have the floor.
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