Legislative Assembly - Wednesday, 4 February 2026

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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10.00 am
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians Prayer or Reflection
Mr Speaker
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Margaret Timpson Park - petition
Clerk
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Margaret Timpson Park - petition
Ministerial response - Ginninderra Falls - petition
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Margaret Timpson Park - petition
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Government priorities - Ministerial statement, paper noted
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Education and Early Childhood, Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs and Sport and Recreation portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Education and Early Childhood, Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs and Sport and Recreation portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Health, Mental Health, Finance and Public Service portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Health, Mental Health, Finance and Public Service portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Treasury, Planning and Business Development, Heritage and Transport portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Treasury, Planning and Business Development, Heritage and Transport portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Attorney-General, Human Rights, City and Government Services and Night-Time portfolios - government priorities - Ministerial statement, paper noted
Ms Cheyne / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Climate change - adaptation and emissions reduction - update - Ministerial statement
Ms Orr / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Climate change - adaptation and emissions reduction - update - Ministerial statement
Debate
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Climate change - adaptation and emissions reduction - update - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Stephen-Smith / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Motion be agreed to
Mr Braddock / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Debate
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Debate
Mr Parton / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Debate
Ms Carrick / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Close the debate
Mr Braddock
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MyWay+ - order to table documents
Motion agreed to
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Report 5
Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Economics, Industry and Recreation - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings/ Ms Barry
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Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026
Bill presented
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026
Title
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026
Bill be agreed to in principle
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Firearms (Public Safety) Amendment Bill 2026
Debate adjourned
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Ms Castley
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Sitting suspended from 12.14 pm to 2.00 pm
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
Break
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Mr Speaker took the chair at 2.00 pm
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Questions without notice
Mr Speaker
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Q1 North Canberra Hospital - business case
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q1 North Canberra Hospital - business case
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speakerms Stephen-Smith
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Swimming pools - ACT Aquatic Strategy
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Swimming pools - ACT Aquatic Strategy
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Question
Answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Hospitals - staffing and capacity
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Hospitals - staffing and capacity
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Public housing - maintenance
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Public housing - maintenance
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Public housing - maintenance
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Public housing - maintenance
Point of order
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Barry / 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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Q6 Swimming pools - Canberra dive pools
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Swimming pools - Canberra dive pools
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
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Housing - National Housing Accord
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Housing - National Housing Accord
Answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Public schools - hours of operation
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Public schools - hours of operation
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Standing order 118AA
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Public schools - hours of operation
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Public schools - hours of operation
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Public schools - access to generative AI
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Public schools - access to generative AI
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Public schools - access to generative AI
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Question
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Swimming pools - access during heatwaves
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Swimming pools - access during heatwaves
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Q13 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
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Land - breaches in lease conditions
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Land - breaches in lease conditions
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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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Public schools - Strathnairn school
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Public schools - Strathnairn school
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q16 Sport and recreation - sports fields
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Q16 Sport and recreation - sports fields
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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Q17 Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q17 Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / 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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Supplementary question
Question - standing order 118AA
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Waste - sharps disposal
Mr Speaker / Clerk
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Waste - sharps disposal
Motion be agreed to
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Ms Castley
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Mr Parton / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate, Amendments
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Ms Morris / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Waste - sharps disposal
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Waste - sharps disposal
Close the debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Waste - sharps disposal
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Motion be agreed to
Mr Milligan / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate, Amendments
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Close the debate
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Sport and recreation - sports facilities
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Resumption of debate
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Close the debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Amendment, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate, Question resolved in the negative
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Debate, Question resolved in the negative
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)
Bill as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Mr Speaker / Mr Barr
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Adjournment
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Braddock / 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 Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Assembly adjourned at 6.03 pm
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)