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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