Legislative Assembly - Thursday, 4 September 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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    Transport Canberra - MyWay+ - Petition
    Clerk / Mr Speaker
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    Transport Canberra - MyWay+ - Petition
    Debate
    Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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    Transport Canberra - MyWay+ - Petition
    Debate, Motion agreed to
    Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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    Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
    Mr Speaker
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    Early childhood education and care services - incident reports - update - Ministerial statement
    Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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    Early childhood education and care services - incident reports - update - Ministerial statement
    Debate
    Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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    Early childhood education and care services - incident reports - update - Ministerial statement
    Debate, paper noted
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Health - Digital Health Record system - update - Ministerial statement
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Health - Digital Health Record system - update - Ministerial statement
    Debate, paper noted
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Multicultural affairs - Multiculturalism Act 2023 - Ministerial statement
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Multicultural affairs - Multiculturalism Act 2023 - Ministerial statement
    Debate
    Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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    Multicultural affairs - Multiculturalism Act 2023 - Ministerial statement
    Debate
    Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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    Multicultural affairs - Multiculturalism Act 2023 - Ministerial statement
    Debate, paper noted
    Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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    Alexander Maconochie Centre - activities, programs and education - Ministerial statement, paper noted
    Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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    Leave of absence
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
    Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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    Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
    Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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    Public Accounts and Administration - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Debate
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Debate
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Debate
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Debate
    Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Debate
    Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Close the debate, Question resolved in the negative
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Motion - Standing orders - suspension
    Document tabled
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Clerk / Mr Speaker
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    Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Bill presented
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Title
    Clerk / Mr Speaker
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    Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Bill be agreed to in principle
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Debate adjourned
    Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Ms Barry
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Resumption of debate
    Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Debate
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Debate
    Ms Lee / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Close the debate
    Ms Cheyne
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    Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
    Bill agreed to
    Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Planning (Molonglo Town Centre) Amendment Bill 2025
    Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Planning (Molonglo Town Centre) Amendment Bill 2025
    Resumption of debate
    Ms Castley / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Planning (Molonglo Town Centre) Amendment Bill 2025
    Debate
    Ms Carrick / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Planning (Molonglo Town Centre) Amendment Bill 2025
    Debate
    Ms Clay / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Planning (Molonglo Town Centre) Amendment Bill 2025
    Debate, Bill agreed to
    Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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    Sitting suspended from 12.03 pm to 2.00 pm
    Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
    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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    Ministerial Arrangements
    Mr Barr
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    Distinguished Visitors / Visitors
    Mr Speaker
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    Q1 Question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q1 Question
    Answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Q2 Question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q2 Question
    Answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Castley / 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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    Q3 Question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q3 Question
    Answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Q4 Labor Party - political donations
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Q4 Labor Party - political donations
    Answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Question again
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Point of order
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Point of order
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Q5 Question
    Point of order
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Point of order
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Q6 Lakes and waterways - catchments
    Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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    Q6 Lakes and waterways - catchments
    Answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Q7 Question
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Q7 Question
    Answer
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Q8 Question
    Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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    Q8 Question
    Answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Q9 Question
    Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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    Q9 Question
    Answer
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Q10 Community organisations - funding
    Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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    Q10 Community organisations - funding
    Answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Point of order
    Mr Braddock / 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
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Q12 Question
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Q12 Question
    Answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Q13 Government investments - divestments
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Q13 Government investments - divestments
    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
    Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Q14 Question
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Q14 Question
    Answer
    Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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    Q15 Question
    Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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    Q15 Question
    Answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Supplementary answer
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
    Mr Barr
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    Supplementary question
    Motion, Question resolved in the affirmative
    Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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    Supplementary question
    Answers to questions on notice
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Document tabled
    Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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    Supplementary question
    Statement
    Mr Speaker
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    Papers
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Budget 2025-26 - financial management act
    Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Clerk
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Motion be agreed to
    Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate, amendment
    Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate, amendment
    Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate, amendment
    Ms Carrick / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Mr Milligan / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Mr Parton / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Question resolved in the affirmative
    Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Clerk
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Amendment
    Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Debate
    Ms Carrick
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Question resolved in the affirmative
    Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Amendment
    Ms Carrick / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Amendment
    Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Budget - election commitment costings
    Motion as amended agreed to
    Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Motion be agreed to
    Miss Nuttall / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Ms Castley
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Parton / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Amendment
    Ms Orr / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Miss Nuttall / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Ms Barry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Ms Orr / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Ms Clay / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Speaker / Mr Braddock
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Question resolved in the negative
    Mr Speaker
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Debate
    Mr Speaker / Mr Emerson
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Close the debate
    Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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    Environment - wood heaters
    Question resolved in the negative
    Mr Speaker / Clerk
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    Papers - Motion to take note of papers
    Mr Speaker
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    Statements by members
    Mr Speaker / Mr Cain
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    Statements by members
    Statement
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Statements by members
    Statement
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Statements by members
    Statement
    Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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    Adjournment
    Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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    Speech
    Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Motion agreed to
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    Speech
    Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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    The Assembly adjourned at 6.05 pm until Tuesday 16 September 2025 at 10 am
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