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Tom, and Ron before Tom. Yes; it has taken us a while, as Mr Coe said. I am very pleased that we finally have a step forward in terms of some degree of truth in electoral advertising.

It is the least, I think, that we can do for the voters of the ACT, and I hope that this, as in so many other things, will be something where the ACT leads and the rest of Australia follows.

Title agreed to.

Clause 11, as amended—reconsideration.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (5.17): I move amendment No 38 circulated in my name [see schedule 6 at page 2330].

Amendment negatived.

Clause 11, as amended, agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Sitting suspended from 5.37 to 6.37 pm.

Adjournment

Motion (by Mr Gentleman) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Valedictory

MR STEEL (Murrumbidgee—Minister for City Services, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction, Minister for Roads and Active Travel, Minister for Tertiary Education and Minister for Transport) (6.45): On the last sitting day of the term, I would like to, in this very short time, run through some of the key achievements I have been proud to work on as part of the Labor team in the last four years in Murrumbidgee.

Woden is my home town, and from my first speech in the Assembly through to the last in this term Woden town centre’s regeneration has been a real focus. I started with campaigning against the 1,726 job cuts, relocations and decentralisation of staff by the federal Liberal government in Woden which have contributed so much to the problems that the town centre faces.

Further achievements are hosting a Woden roundtable; building the Woden experiment in Woden town square; getting on with the Woden town centre masterplan so that we can support the regeneration of the town centre; working with local businesses; moving over 1,000 staff from Health, Access Canberra and Major Projects Canberra into the refurbished Callam Offices so that we can deliver the major


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