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Madam Speaker took the chair at 10 am
10:00:16 am for 6 seconds | Link

Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Prayer or Reflection
Madam Speaker
10:00:22 am for 1 minute, 15 seconds | Link

Australia Day - honours - Ministerial statement
Ms Cheyne / Madam Speaker
10:01:37 am for 5 minutes, 37 seconds | Link

Australia Day - honours - Ministerial statement
Statement
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
10:07:14 am for 6 minutes, 28 seconds | Link

Australia Day - honours - Ministerial statement
Statement, paper noted
Ms Davidson / Madam Speaker
10:13:42 am for 4 minutes, 31 seconds | Link

ACT Place Names Committee and guidelines - review - Ministerial statement, paper noted
Mr Gentleman / Madam Speaker
10:18:13 am for 5 minutes, 54 seconds | Link

Roads - maintenance - update - Ministerial statement, paper noted
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
10:24:07 am for 9 minutes, 1 second | Link

Housing and homelessness - Commissioning process - Ministerial statement, paper noted
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
10:33:08 am for 11 minutes, 14 seconds | Link

Community support - government response - Ministerial statement
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
10:44:22 am for 8 minutes, 37 seconds | Link

Cladding rectification scheme - update - Ministerial statement
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
10:52:59 am for 10 minutes, 15 seconds | Link

National Disability Insurance Scheme - policy reform - update - Ministerial statement
Ms Vassarotti / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:03:14 am for 13 minutes, 22 seconds | Link

Justice and Community Safety - Standing Committee – Statement by chair
Mr Cain / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:16:36 am for 58 seconds | Link

Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:17:34 am for 8 seconds | Link

Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Bill presented
Mr Gentleman / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:17:42 am for 9 seconds | Link

Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Title
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:17:51 am for 3 seconds | Link

Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Bill be agreed to in principle
Mr Gentleman / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:17:54 am for 7 minutes, 34 seconds | Link

Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Debate adjourned
Mr Cain / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:25:28 am for 23 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:25:51 am for 5 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Motion be agreed to
Mr Barr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:25:56 am for 10 minutes, 47 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate, amendments
Ms Lee / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:36:43 am for 5 minutes, 4 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Ms Vassarotti / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:41:47 am for 9 minutes, 2 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
11:50:49 am for 10 minutes, 11 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Mr Parton / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:01:00 pm for 8 minutes, 36 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:09:36 pm for 6 minutes, 49 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Mr Pettersson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:16:25 pm for 8 minutes, 23 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Ms Davidson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:24:48 pm for 4 minutes, 40 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Debate
Mrs Kikkert / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:29:28 pm for 10 minutes, 8 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Close the debate
Mr Barr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:39:36 pm for 8 minutes, 12 seconds | Link

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders - Uluru Statement from the Heart
Motion agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis / Clerk
12:47:48 pm for 1 minute, 35 seconds | Link

Sitting suspended from 12.49pm to 2.00pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Davis
12:49:23 pm for 0 seconds | Link
Break

Madam Speaker took the chair at 2pm
2:00:20 pm for 7 seconds | Link




Q1 Government - land release
Answer
Mr Gentleman / Madam Speaker
2:01:30 pm for 1 minute, 9 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Gentleman / Madam Speaker
2:02:49 pm for 8 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Gentleman / Madam Speaker
2:03:10 pm for 36 seconds | Link



Q2 Housing - affordability
Answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:04:57 pm for 1 minute, 36 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:06:46 pm for 47 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:07:43 pm for 34 seconds | Link


Q3 Economy - cost of living
Answer
Mr Barr / Madam Speaker
2:08:49 pm for 1 minute, 58 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Madam Speaker
2:10:56 pm for 1 minute, 30 seconds | Link



Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Madam Speaker
2:13:09 pm for 1 minute, 49 seconds | Link


Q4 Housing - homelessness
Answer
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
2:15:23 pm for 1 minute, 15 seconds | Link



Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
2:17:38 pm for 1 minute, 24 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
2:19:13 pm for 47 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Clay / Madam Speaker
2:20:00 pm for 1 minute, 22 seconds | Link


Q5 Housing ACT - public housing stock
Answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:21:47 pm for 1 minute, 36 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:23:37 pm for 39 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:24:25 pm for 42 seconds | Link





Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
2:26:52 pm for 1 minute, 23 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Vassarotti / Madam Speaker
2:28:24 pm for 1 minute, 3 seconds | Link




Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
2:31:28 pm for 1 minute, 22 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
2:33:01 pm for 2 minutes, 6 seconds | Link


Q8 Hospitals - emergency waiting times
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:35:57 pm for 2 minutes, 3 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:38:07 pm for 26 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Castley / Madam Speaker
2:38:33 pm for 1 minute, 37 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:40:19 pm for 1 minute, 51 seconds | Link


Q9 Canberra Hospital - critical services building
Ms Orr / Madam Speaker
2:42:27 pm for 15 seconds | Link

Q9 Canberra Hospital - critical services building
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:42:42 pm for 26 seconds | Link

Q9 Canberra Hospital - critical services building
Point of order
Ms Orr / Madam Speaker
2:43:08 pm for 1 minute, 38 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:44:56 pm for 1 minute, 33 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:46:51 pm for 1 minute, 40 seconds | Link


Q10 Hospitals - endoscopies
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:49:17 pm for 1 minute, 45 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:51:11 pm for 1 minute, 6 seconds | Link



Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
2:52:47 pm for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link


Q11 Transport - bus services
Answer
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
2:54:10 pm for 2 minutes, 7 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
2:56:23 pm for 1 minute, 47 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Madam Speaker
2:58:18 pm for 1 minute, 12 seconds | Link


Q12 ACT Health - elective surgery
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:00:26 pm for 2 minutes, 3 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:02:38 pm for 1 minute, 39 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:04:31 pm for 1 minute, 10 seconds | Link



Q13 Hospitals - emergency waiting times
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:07:20 pm for 2 minutes, | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:09:26 pm for 1 minute, 26 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:11:03 pm for 1 minute, 3 seconds | Link

Q14 Gungahlin - indoor sports facilities
Mr Braddock / Madam Speaker
3:12:06 pm for 21 seconds | Link

Q14 Gungahlin - indoor sports facilities
Answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:12:27 pm for 1 minute, 55 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:14:32 pm for 14 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:15:17 pm for 1 minute, 10 seconds | Link

Q15 Children and young people - child development service
Dr Paterson / Madam Speaker
3:16:27 pm for 15 seconds | Link

Q15 Children and young people - child development service
Answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:16:42 pm for 1 minute, 16 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:18:10 pm for 52 seconds | Link


Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:19:14 pm for 1 minute, 4 seconds | Link

Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
3:20:18 pm for 4 seconds | Link


Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Hospitals - emergency waiting times, Hospitals - endoscopies
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
3:20:28 pm for 1 minute, 53 seconds | Link

Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Housing ACT - public housing stock
Ms Berry / Madam Speaker
3:22:21 pm for 1 minute, 21 seconds | Link

Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Government - land release
Mr Gentleman / Madam Speaker
3:23:42 pm for 24 seconds | Link




ACT Policing - online reporting system
Motion be agreed to
Dr Paterson / Madam Speaker
3:25:10 pm for 10 minutes, 3 seconds | Link

ACT Policing - online reporting system
Debate, amendment
Mr Hanson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Pettersson
3:35:13 pm for 14 minutes, 38 seconds | Link

ACT Policing - online reporting system
Debate
Mr Gentleman / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Pettersson
3:49:51 pm for 7 minutes, 37 seconds | Link

ACT Policing - online reporting system
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Pettersson
3:57:28 pm for 4 minutes, 52 seconds | Link

ACT Policing - online reporting system
Close the debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:02:20 pm for 5 minutes, 30 seconds | Link

ACT Policing - online reporting system
Motion agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton / Clerk
4:07:50 pm for 1 minute, 37 seconds | Link


Mental health - federal funding
Motion be agreed to
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:09:31 pm for 10 minutes, 19 seconds | Link

Mental health - federal funding
Debate, amendment
Ms Davidson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:19:50 pm for 7 minutes, 1 second | Link

Mental health - federal funding
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:26:51 pm for 9 minutes, 1 second | Link

Mental health - federal funding
Close the debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:35:52 pm for 7 minutes, 33 seconds | Link

Mental health - federal funding
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton / Clerk
4:43:25 pm for 1 minute, 37 seconds | Link

Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:45:02 pm for 13 seconds | Link

Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Resumption of debate
Ms Lawder / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:45:15 pm for 3 minutes, 44 seconds | Link

Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:48:59 pm for 16 seconds | Link

Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Close the debate
Mr Steel / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:49:15 pm for 43 seconds | Link

Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
Bill agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:49:58 pm for 27 seconds | Link

Guardianship and Management of Property Amendment Bill 2022
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:50:25 pm for 15 seconds | Link

Guardianship and Management of Property Amendment Bill 2022
Resumption of debate
Mr Cain / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Parton
4:50:40 pm for 2 minutes, 39 seconds | Link

Guardianship and Management of Property Amendment Bill 2022
Close the debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
4:53:19 pm for 9 minutes, 54 seconds | Link

Guardianship and Management of Property Amendment Bill 2022
Amendment, Bill as amended agreed
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Speaker
5:03:13 pm for 1 minute, | Link

