Page 2014 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 4 June 2019

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These petitions have all been circulated and signed by the people the minister proudly claimed to consult with in the development of the new network and claimed to have listened to over the course of many months of consultation. These Canberrans are fed up: fed up with the platitudes that the government is listening, fed up with the radio silence and fed up with being patient in the hope that something will finally change.

It is time for this government to start paying attention to these Canberrans and to realise that it is the new network itself that is the problem.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Standing orders—suspension

Motion (by Ms J Burch) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Ms J Burch from moving a motion to reaffirm the Assembly’s approval of the appointment of the ACT Integrity Commissioner.

ACT Integrity Commissioner—reaffirmation of approval of appointment

Motion (by Ms J Burch) agreed to:

That this Assembly—

(1) reaffirms the resolution of 14 May 2019 which approved the appointment of the Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM QC as the ACT Integrity Commissioner; and

(2) to confirm the Assembly’s approval of the appointment, the Chair propose the question that this Assembly approve the appointment of the Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM QC as the ACT Integrity Commissioner and that a vote confirming a 2/3 majority be conducted forthwith.

MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ms Cody): In accordance with the resolution just passed, I now propose the question:

That this Assembly approves the appointment of the Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM QC as the ACT Integrity Commissioner.

The Assembly voted—

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