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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10 am
10:01:25 am for 7 seconds | Link

Acknowledgement of traditional custodians
Prayer or reflection
Mr Speaker
10:01:32 am for 1 minute, 12 seconds | Link

Economy - tourism and events - Ministerial statement
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
10:02:44 am for 10 minutes, 49 seconds | Link

National Multicultural Festival 2025 - Ministerial statement
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
10:13:33 am for 7 minutes, 10 seconds | Link


Legislative Assembly - ministerial staff
Motion be agreed to
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
10:20:48 am for 3 minutes, 8 seconds | Link

Legislative Assembly - ministerial staff
Debate
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
10:23:56 am for 7 minutes, 35 seconds | Link

Legislative Assembly - ministerial staff
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
10:31:31 am for 2 minutes, 56 seconds | Link

Legislative Assembly - ministerial staff
Close the debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
10:34:27 am for 1 minute, 15 seconds | Link

Better Regulation (Repeal of Legislation) Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:35:42 am for 6 seconds | Link

Better Regulation (Repeal of Legislation) Bill 2025
Bill presented
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
10:35:48 am for 15 seconds | Link

Better Regulation (Repeal of Legislation) Bill 2025
Title
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:36:03 am for 6 seconds | Link

Better Regulation (Repeal of Legislation) Bill 2025
Bill be agreed to in principle
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
10:36:09 am for 5 minutes, 56 seconds | Link

Better Regulation (Repeal of Legislation) Bill 2025
Debate adjourned
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
10:42:05 am for 22 seconds | Link

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:42:27 am for 5 seconds | Link

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Bill 2025
Bill presented
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
10:42:32 am for 29 seconds | Link

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Bill 2025
Title
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:43:01 am for 9 seconds | Link

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Bill 2025
Bill be agreed to in principle
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
10:43:10 am for 10 minutes, 25 seconds | Link

Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Vaping Goods) Bill 2025
Debate adjourned
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
10:53:35 am for 22 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:53:57 am for 13 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Resumption of debate
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
10:54:10 am for 6 minutes, 16 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
11:00:26 am for 2 minutes, 42 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
11:03:08 am for 53 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
11:04:01 am for 11 minutes, 4 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Close the debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:15:05 am for 4 minutes, 53 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Amendment
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Rattenbury
11:19:58 am for 6 minutes, 2 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:26:00 am for 2 minutes, 28 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Ms Cheyne
11:28:28 am for 2 minutes, 30 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:30:58 am for 19 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Amendments
Ms Morris / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:31:17 am for 7 minutes, 2 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:38:19 am for 7 minutes, 36 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:45:55 am for 3 minutes, 34 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Amendments negatived
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Clerk
11:49:29 am for 1 minute, 39 seconds | Link

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill 2025
Bill as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:51:08 am for 57 seconds | Link

Sitting suspended from 11.52 am to 2.00 pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:52:05 am for 0 seconds | Link
Break

Mr Speaker took the chair at 2.00 pm
2:01:20 pm for 6 seconds | Link






Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:04:25 pm for 6 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:04:43 pm for 17 seconds | Link





Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:07:47 pm for 1 minute, 7 seconds | Link



Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:09:26 pm for 22 seconds | Link

Q3 Planning and development - 220 Northbourne Avenue
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
2:09:48 pm for 25 seconds | Link

Q3 Planning and development - 220 Northbourne Avenue
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:10:13 pm for 15 seconds | Link














Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:16:34 pm for 48 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:17:29 pm for 9 seconds | Link




Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:19:03 pm for 25 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:19:35 pm for 39 seconds | Link










Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:26:19 pm for 24 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:27:05 pm for 23 seconds | Link


Q9 Environment - earless dragon
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
2:28:24 pm for 1 minute, 39 seconds | Link

Q9 Environment - earless dragon
Point of order
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
2:30:03 pm for 15 seconds | Link








Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:32:22 pm for 41 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:33:14 pm for 1 minute, 3 seconds | Link




Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:35:33 pm for 1 minute, 18 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:36:59 pm for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link

Q12 Sport and recreation - Stromlo to Cotter bike trail
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
2:38:01 pm for 25 seconds | Link

Q12 Sport and recreation - Stromlo to Cotter bike trail
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:38:26 pm for 18 seconds | Link








Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:41:09 pm for 2 minutes, 1 second | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:43:29 pm for 1 minute, 18 seconds | Link

Q14 Children and young people -out-of-home care
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
2:44:47 pm for 21 seconds | Link

Q14 Children and young people -out-of-home care
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:45:08 pm for 1 minute, 20 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:46:37 pm for 1 minute, 23 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:48:09 pm for 1 minute, 9 seconds | Link




Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:51:15 pm for 1 minute, 20 seconds | Link




Q16 Sport and recreation - Taylor playing Fields
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
2:54:23 pm for 26 seconds | Link

Q16 Sport and recreation - Taylor playing Fields
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
2:54:49 pm for 45 seconds | Link





Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
2:56:45 pm for 5 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Speaker / Dr Paterson
2:56:50 pm for 38 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Sport and recreation - Stromlo to Cotter bike trail
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:57:28 pm for 2 minutes, 30 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:59:58 pm for 1 minute, 34 seconds | Link




Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Ms Carrick
3:09:55 pm for 2 minutes, 22 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:12:17 pm for 14 minutes, 4 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Cain / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:26:21 pm for 1 minute, 41 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Amendment
Mr Emerson / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:28:02 pm for 2 minutes, 57 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Milligan / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:30:59 pm for 2 minutes, 54 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:33:53 pm for 9 minutes, 44 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Hanson / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:43:37 pm for 9 minutes, 10 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate, Amendments
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:52:47 pm for 5 minutes, 5 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:57:52 pm for 1 minute, 16 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Question resolved in the affirmative
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:59:08 pm for 15 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Amendments
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:59:23 pm for 1 minute, 47 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
4:01:10 pm for 1 minute, 43 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Debate
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
4:02:53 pm for 2 minutes, 45 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Question resolved in the negative
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
4:05:38 pm for 12 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Close the debate
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Mr Cocks
4:05:50 pm for 4 minutes, 28 seconds | Link

Roads - Molonglo Valley
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:10:18 pm for 13 seconds | Link


Dickson - shops
Motion be agreed to
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:10:37 pm for 6 minutes, 36 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Debate, Amendments
Mr Barr / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:17:13 pm for 14 minutes, 44 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:31:57 pm for 2 minutes, 19 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:34:16 pm for 9 minutes, 29 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:43:45 pm for 2 minutes, 45 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Morris / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:46:30 pm for 4 minutes, 58 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Amendment
Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:51:28 pm for 7 minutes, 18 seconds | Link

Dickson - shops
Amendment agreed to
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:58:46 pm for 4 minutes, 53 seconds | Link



Papers - Motion to take note of papers
Mr Speaker / Mr Pettersson
5:07:00 pm for 7 minutes, 42 seconds | Link



Statements by members
Statement
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
5:17:47 pm for 1 minute, 36 seconds | Link









The Assembly adjourned at 5.44 pm until Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 10.00 am
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)
5:44:06 pm for 0 seconds | Link