Legislative Assembly - Wednesday, 18 March 2026

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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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Planning - Griffith - Petition
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Planning - Griffith - Petition
Debate
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Economy - economic development - Ministerial statement
Mr Speaker / Mr Barr
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Economy - economic development - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Education - Strong Foundations - Ministerial statement
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Education - Strong Foundations - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Rodenticides - impact on native wildlife - Ministerial statement
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Rodenticides - impact on native wildlife - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Status of women and girls in the ACT - Ministerial statement
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Status of women and girls in the ACT - Ministerial statement
Debate, paper noted
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Motion be agreed to
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Close the debate, Motion agreed to
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Reporting date - amendment
Motion be agreed to, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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.1 Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Report
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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.1 Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Report
Debate, Report noted
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry / Mr Werner-Gibbings
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.2 Integrity Commission and Statutory Office Holders - Standing Committee - Statement by chair
Mr Cocks / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Bill presented
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Title
Clerk / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Bill be agreed to in principle
Mr Steel / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
Debate adjourned
Ms Morris / Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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Sitting suspended from 11.26 am to 2.00 pm
Madam Assistant Speaker Ms Barry
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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Q1 Budget - debt
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q1 Budget - debt
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q1 Budget - debt
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / 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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Q2 Cost-of-living - taxation
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Cost-of-living - taxation
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Cost-of-living - taxation
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / 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 Canberra Institute of Technology - Chief Executive Officer
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q3 Canberra Institute of Technology - Chief Executive Officer
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Public housing - maintenance
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q4 Public housing - maintenance
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
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Question
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Question
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Public housing - maintenance
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Public housing - maintenance
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary 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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Q8 Health - healthcare facilities
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Health - healthcare facilities
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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Q9 Homelessness
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Homelessness
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
Point of order
Miss Nuttall / 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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Q10 Canberra Institute of Technology - Chief Executive Officer
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Canberra Institute of Technology - Chief Executive Officer
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Fuel supply
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Fuel supply
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Fuel supply
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Public housing - maintenance
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Public housing - maintenance
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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Q13 Access Mental Health Team
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Access Mental Health Team
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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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
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Disability services - government consultation
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Disability services - government consultation
Answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Disability services - government consultation
Point of order
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Disability services - government consultation
Question - standing order 118AA
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Orr / Mr Speaker
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Q15 ACT Public service - safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Q15 ACT Public service - safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Barry / 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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Q16 Government procurement - kerbside waste collection
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q16 Government procurement - kerbside waste collection
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q17 Education - teaching scholarships
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Q17 Education - teaching scholarships
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
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / 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
Canberra Institute of Technology - Chief Executive Officer
Mr Speaker / Mr Parton
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Road safety - motorcycles
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Road safety - motorcycles
Motion be agreed to
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Road safety - motorcycles
Debate
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Mr Braddock
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Road safety - motorcycles
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Road safety - motorcycles
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Road safety - motorcycles
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Road safety - motorcycles
Close the debate
Ms Castley / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Road safety - motorcycles
Motion agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Public Housing - maintenance
Clerk / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Public Housing - maintenance
Motion be agreed to
Ms Barry / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate
Mr Parton / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Point of order
Mr Parton / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate
Mr Cain / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Debate, Amendments
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Public Housing - maintenance
Close the debate
Ms Barry
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Public Housing - maintenance
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Statements by members
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Mr Barr
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Cain / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Statements by members
Statement
Ms Tough / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Emerson / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Adjournment
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Speech
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Assembly adjourned at 5.17 pm
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)