Page 2513 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 13 August 2014
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Proposed expenditure agreed to.
Ms Lawder: Madam Speaker, I seek leave to make a brief statement in relation to earlier comments.
MADAM SPEAKER: Not at this stage. We are in the middle of an appropriation debate. The question is that the appropriation be agreed to. When we get to the end of the debate, perhaps before the adjournment debate or in the adjournment debate, I am happy to give people leave under standing order 46. But at the moment I am not prepared to do that and the standing orders do not allow me to do so.
Suspension of standing orders
MS LAWDER (Brindabella) (5.44): I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Ms Lawder from making a personal explanation.
MADAM SPEAKER: Do you want to speak to the motion? You have to give a reason why you need to suspend standing orders.
MS LAWDER: It is in relation to making a statement on earlier comments made in the Assembly.
MADAM SPEAKER: The question is that standing orders be suspended. Is there going to be any debate on the suspension of standing orders?
MR BARR (Molonglo—Deputy Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Housing and Minister for Tourism and Events) (5.44): We are not going to agree to that. It can wait 45 minutes.
Question put:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Ms Lawder from making a personal explanation.
A division being called and the bells being rung—
MADAM SPEAKER: I am sorry. I do apologise to the Chief Minister. Somebody pointed out to me that I called for the doors to be locked before the Chief Minister was in.
Ms Gallagher: It is all right; I would have knocked.
MADAM SPEAKER: I have done that twice this week and I do apologise. Mr Barr, it is contrary to the standing orders to move from your chair once the bells have been rung.
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