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Visitor

MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Before I call Ms Fitzharris, I would like to recognise Mr Lamont, who has joined us in the gallery. Mr Lamont is a former Deputy Chief Minister of this Assembly. Welcome, Mr Lamont.

Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services—Standing Committee

Statement by chair

MS FITZHARRIS (Molonglo) (11.09): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services relating to statutory appointments in accordance with continuing resolution 5A.

I wish to inform the Assembly that during the applicable reporting period—1 July 2014 to 31 December 2014—the standing committee considered eight statutory appointments. For each of these appointments, the committee advised the minister it had no recommendations to make.

In accordance with continuing resolution 5A, I now table a schedule of statutory appointments considered during this reporting period:

Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services—Standing Committee—Schedule of Statutory Appointments—8th Assembly—Period 1 July to 30 December 2014.

Annual and financial reports

Reference to standing committees—amendment

Motion, by Dr Bourke, by leave, agreed to:

That the resolution of the Assembly of 25 September 2014, which referred specified annual and financial reports for the calendar year 2014 and the financial year 2013-2014 to the standing committees, be amended at paragraph (4) after “standing committees are to report to the Assembly by the last sitting day in March 2015” by inserting “except for the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing, Community and Social Services, which is to report to the Assembly by the first sitting day in May 2015”.

Asbestos—loose-fill insulation

Ministerial statement

MR BARR (Molonglo—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Urban Renewal and Minister for Tourism and Events) (11.10), by leave: I am pleased today to update members on the work of the asbestos response task force in line with the government’s undertaking to provide regular reporting to the Assembly. As well as reporting on the quarter from October to


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