Page 713 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Next page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video


Tuesday, 8 April 2014

MADAM SPEAKER (Mrs Dunne) took the chair at 10 am, made a formal recognition that the Assembly was meeting on the lands of the traditional custodians, and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory.

Leave of absence

Motion (by Mr Corbell) agreed to:

That leave of absence be granted to Ms Gallagher for this sitting week due to her accompanying the Prime Minister on an official business delegation to China.

Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee

Scrutiny report 16

MR DOSZPOT (Molonglo): I present the following report:

Justice and Community Safety (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Standing Committee—Scrutiny Report 16, dated 1 April 2014, together with the relevant minutes of proceedings.

I seek leave to make a brief statement.

Leave granted.

MR DOSZPOT: Scrutiny report 16 contains the committee’s comments on seven bills, 14 pieces of subordinate legislation and three government responses. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.

Health, Ageing, Community and Social Services—Standing Committee

Report 2

DR BOURKE (Ginninderra) (10.02): I present the following report:

Health, Ageing, Community and Social Services—Standing Committee—Report 2—Inquiry into ACT Public Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment, dated 31 March 2014.

I move:

That the report be noted.

The inquiry into ACT public service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment had four key elements. Firstly, it examined the implementation of the


Next page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video