Legislative Assembly - Thursday, 20 March 2025

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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10 am
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Acknowledgement of traditional custodians Prayer or reflection
Mr Speaker
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Land - public unleashed land review - Ministerial statement
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Land - public unleashed land review - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative - Ministerial statement
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Arts - support - Ministerial statement
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Arts - support - Ministerial statement
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Arts - support - Ministerial statement
Debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Arts - support - Ministerial statement
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Arts - support - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Housing - homelessness - Ministerial Statement
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Housing - homelessness - Ministerial Statement
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Housing - homelessness - Ministerial Statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Health - order for the production of documents
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Health - order for the production of documents
Motion be agreed to
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Health - order for the production of documents
Amendment
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Health - order for the production of documents
Debate, Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Rattenbury
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Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025
Bill presented
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025
Title
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025
Bill be agreed to in principle
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Short-Term Rental Accommodation Levy Bill 2025
Debate adjourned
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Bill presented
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Title
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Bill be agreed to in principle
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Heritage and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Debate adjourned
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Resumption of debate
Ms Castley / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
ACT Local Hospital Network and ACT Directorate Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Community Services Directorate Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Pettersson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Proposed expenditure agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Steel
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Clerk
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Justice and Community Safety Directorate Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Dr Paterson
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Morris / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Questions resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Close the debate
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Appropriation Bill 2024-2025 (No 2)
Bill agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Sitting suspended from 12.05 pm to 2.00 pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
Break
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Mr Speaker took the chair at 2 pm
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Questions without notice
Mr Speaker
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Q1 Question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q1 Question
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Question
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Housing - short-term rental legislation
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Housing - short-term rental legislation
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Question
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Question
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Roads - vulnerable read users
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Roads - vulnerable read users
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel
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Q8 Law and justice - restorative justice
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Law and justice - restorative justice
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Schools - civics and citizenship
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Schools - civics and citizenship
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Government - Human Resources Information Management System program
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Government - Human Resources Information Management System program
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Question
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Question
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Question
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Question
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Question
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q16 International relations - Beijing sister city
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Q16 International relations - Beijing sister city
Answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Statement by Speaker
Mr Speaker
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Papers
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025
Bill presented
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025
Title
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025
Bill be agreed to in principle
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Planning (Ainslie Volcanics) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate adjourned
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Mr Steel
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Motion be agreed to
Ms Castley / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Amendment
Dr Paterson / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Ms Morris / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Mr Emerson / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Ms Carrick
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Mr Cain
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Close the debate
Ms Castley / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Domestic and family violence - coercive control
Motion agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Document
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Clerk
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Woden town centre - amenity
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Woden town centre - amenity
Motion be agreed to
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Woden town centre - amenity
Standing orders - suspension - Motion
Mr Hanson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Woden town centre - amenity
Question resolved in the negative
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate, amendment
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Amendment, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate, amendments
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Speaker
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Woden town centre - amenity
Close the debate
Ms Carrick
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Woden town centre - amenity
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Papers - Motion to take note of papers, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Mr Speaker / Ms Clay
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Adjournment
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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The Assembly adjourned at 6.11 pm until Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 10.00 am
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