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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10 am
10:00:16 am for 2 seconds | Link
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Prayer or Reflection
Mr Speaker
10:00:18 am for 1 minute, | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Clerk Clerk
10:01:18 am for 24 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Business - Garema Place outdoor dining rules
Clerk
10:01:42 am for 28 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Ministerial response - Gungahlin town centre - secure bike storage
Clerk
10:02:10 am for 18 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Ministerial response - Molonglo Valley - roads-bus lanes
Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
10:02:28 am for 22 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Debate - Business - Garema Place outdoor dining rules - petition
Mr Parton / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
10:02:50 am for 4 minutes, 2 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Debate - Molonglo Valley - roads-bus lanes, Gungahlin town centre - secure bike storage
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
10:06:52 am for 3 minutes, 26 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Debate - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
10:10:18 am for 4 minutes, 43 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Out-of-order petition - Curtin shops upgrade
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
10:15:01 am for 2 minutes, 36 seconds | Link
Petitions - Legislation - Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Debate - Molonglo Valley - roads-bus lanes
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
10:17:37 am for 1 minute, 27 seconds | Link
Disability Justice Strategy - annual progress report - Ministerial statement
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
10:19:04 am for 6 minutes, 48 seconds | Link
Disability Justice Strategy - annual progress report - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
10:25:52 am for 3 minutes, 26 seconds | Link
Domestic and family violence - coercive control - update - Ministerial statement
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
10:29:18 am for 10 minutes, 30 seconds | Link
Domestic and family violence - coercive control - update - Ministerial statement
Debate
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
10:39:48 am for 4 minutes, | Link
Domestic and family violence - coercive control - update - Ministerial statement
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
10:43:48 am for 2 minutes, 59 seconds | Link
Domestic and family violence - coercive control - update - Ministerial statement
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
10:46:47 am for 4 minutes, 49 seconds | Link
Domestic and family violence - coercive control - update - Ministerial statement
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
10:51:36 am for 1 minute, 23 seconds | Link
Public housing - insourcing of maintenance - update - Ministerial statement, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
10:52:59 am for 44 seconds | Link
ACT Disability Strategy first action plan - annual report - Ministerial statement, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
10:53:43 am for 7 minutes, 33 seconds | Link
Capital of Equality Strategy - annual report - Ministerial statement, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
11:01:16 am for 40 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Clerk / Mr Speaker
11:01:56 am for 5 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Motion be agreed to
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
11:02:01 am for 5 minutes, 2 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Debate, Amendment
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Ms Orr
11:07:03 am for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:08:05 am for 3 minutes, 45 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Castley / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:11:50 am for 1 minute, 24 seconds | Link
Climate change, environment and water-order to table documents
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:13:14 am for 15 seconds | Link
Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Report 2
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:13:29 am for 2 minutes, 17 seconds | Link
Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Report 2
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:15:46 am for 2 minutes, 26 seconds | Link
Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Report 2
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Lee / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:18:12 am for 2 minutes, 44 seconds | Link
Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Report 2
Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:20:56 am for 1 minute, 18 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:22:14 am for 45 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Total appropriated to territory entities - Proposed expenditure as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Ms Stephen-Smith
11:22:59 am for 47 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Treasurer's Advance - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:23:46 am for 17 minutes, 56 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Amendment, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:41:42 am for 19 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Proposed expenditure as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:42:01 am for 9 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Capital works reserve
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:42:10 am for 21 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:42:31 am for 52 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Amendment, Proposed expenditure as amended agreed to
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:43:23 am for 30 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:43:53 am for 28 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:44:21 am for 12 minutes, 23 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:56:44 am for 9 minutes, 12 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Steel / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:05:56 pm for 9 minutes, 44 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:15:40 pm for 1 minute, 35 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:17:15 pm for 31 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:17:46 pm for 36 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Hanson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:18:22 pm for 48 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Point of order
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:19:10 pm for 2 minutes, 42 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:21:52 pm for 3 minutes, 5 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Bill as amended agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Clerk
12:24:57 pm for 2 minutes, 4 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026 be agreed to
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:27:01 pm for 24 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:27:25 pm for 2 minutes, 40 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Debate
Mr Cocks
12:30:05 pm for 1 minute, 7 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026 - Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission - Proposed expenditure agreed to
Bill agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:31:12 pm for 33 seconds | Link
Sitting suspended from 12.31 pm to 2.00 pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:31:45 pm for 0 seconds | Link
Break
Mr Speaker took the chair at 2 pm
2:00:12 pm for 8 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
2:02:04 pm for 1 minute, 3 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:03:45 pm for 12 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:04:05 pm for 9 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:05:45 pm for 1 minute, 3 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:06:58 pm for 32 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:09:28 pm for 34 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:10:12 pm for 18 seconds | Link
Q5 Gambling - cashless gaming
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:10:58 pm for 1 minute, 10 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:12:19 pm for 14 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:12:40 pm for 16 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
2:12:56 pm for 1 minute, 17 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:16:56 pm for 1 minute, 48 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:18:50 pm for 2 minutes, 7 seconds | Link
Q8 Animals - Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
2:23:15 pm for 1 minute, 1 second | Link
Q8 Animals - Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
2:24:16 pm for 11 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
2:24:53 pm for 1 minute, 5 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:31:09 pm for 50 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:32:11 pm for 39 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
2:34:05 pm for 1 minute, 12 seconds | Link
Q12 University of New South Wales - Canberra campus
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
2:36:03 pm for 13 seconds | Link
Q12 University of New South Wales - Canberra campus
Answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
2:36:16 pm for 15 seconds | Link
Q16 Crime - domestic family and sexual violence
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
2:44:32 pm for 15 seconds | Link
Q16 Crime - domestic family and sexual violence
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:44:47 pm for 1 minute, 47 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:46:42 pm for 1 minute, 7 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:47:57 pm for 20 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
2:48:17 pm for 5 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Speaker / Ms Berry
2:48:22 pm for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:49:24 pm for 19 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:49:43 pm for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:50:45 pm for 31 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Gambling - cashless gaming - standing order 118AA
Mr Speaker / Dr Paterson
2:51:16 pm for 1 minute, 42 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Motion be agreed to
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
2:53:19 pm for 11 minutes, 28 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate, amendment
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Mr Milligan
3:04:47 pm for 9 minutes, 17 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:14:04 pm for 9 minutes, 19 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:23:23 pm for 14 minutes, 48 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Ms Carrick / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:38:11 pm for 2 minutes, 28 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Mr Cain / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:40:39 pm for 3 minutes, 52 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:44:31 pm for 4 minutes, 58 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Lee / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:49:29 pm for 3 minutes, 44 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Amendment
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:53:13 pm for 2 minutes, 8 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Mr Milligan / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:55:21 pm for 2 minutes, 22 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
3:57:43 pm for 3 minutes, 19 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Question resolved in the affirmative
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
4:01:02 pm for 20 seconds | Link
Transport - active travel
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:05:50 pm for 12 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:06:02 pm for 7 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Motion be agreed to
Mr Hanson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:06:09 pm for 13 minutes, 51 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate, Amendment
Ms Berry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:20:00 pm for 13 minutes, 57 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:33:57 pm for 8 minutes, 15 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:42:12 pm for 7 minutes, 44 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:49:56 pm for 1 minute, 56 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:51:52 pm for 6 minutes, 21 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:58:13 pm for 2 minutes, 2 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
5:00:15 pm for 2 minutes, 22 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
5:02:37 pm for 3 minutes, 50 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Close the debate
Mr Hanson
5:06:27 pm for 7 minutes, 56 seconds | Link
Schools - infrastructure and maintenance
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker
5:14:23 pm for 54 seconds | Link
Papers - Motion to take note papers
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
5:15:17 pm for 4 minutes, 47 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Clerk / Mr Speaker
5:20:04 pm for 14 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Resumption of debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
5:20:18 pm for 3 minutes, 39 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
5:23:57 pm for 12 minutes, 16 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
5:36:13 pm for 11 minutes, 41 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Close the debate
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
5:47:54 pm for 11 minutes, 8 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker / Mr Pettersson
5:59:02 pm for 50 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Amendment
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
5:59:52 pm for 41 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate
Mr Pettersson
6:00:33 pm for 2 minutes, 25 seconds | Link
Workplace Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Bill as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
6:02:58 pm for 35 seconds | Link
Statements by members
Statement
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
6:07:39 pm for 1 minute, 30 seconds | Link
The Assembly adjoured at 6,31pm until Tuesday 21 October 2025 at 10.00 am
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)
6:31:22 pm for 0 seconds | Link