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Mr Speaker took the chair at 10 am
10:00:16 am for 7 seconds | Link
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
Prayer or Reflection
Mr Speaker
10:00:23 am for 58 seconds | Link
Ecosystems - understorey planting - petition
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
10:02:06 am for 2 minutes, 30 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:04:36 am for 6 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Motion be agreed to
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
10:04:42 am for 7 minutes, 53 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Debate
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
10:12:35 am for 3 minutes, 40 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
10:16:15 am for 13 minutes, 35 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
10:29:50 am for 4 minutes, 8 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
10:33:58 am for 57 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Close the debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
10:34:55 am for 10 minutes, 4 seconds | Link
Public Unleased Land (Fees) Determination 2025 - DI 2025-222 Disallowance
Question resolved in the negative
Mr Speaker / Clerk
10:44:59 am for 1 minute, 54 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Clerk / Mr Speaker
10:46:53 am for 24 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Resumption of debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
10:47:17 am for 6 minutes, 51 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
10:54:08 am for 7 minutes, 53 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:02:01 am for 9 minutes, 42 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Milligan / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:11:43 am for 4 minutes, 1 second | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Tough / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:15:44 am for 9 minutes, 48 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Lee / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:25:32 am for 5 minutes, 31 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
11:31:03 am for 7 minutes, 26 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Orr / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
11:38:29 am for 33 minutes, 52 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:12:21 pm for 18 minutes, 36 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - City and Environment Directorate - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Proposed expenditure agreed to, Debate adjourned
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:30:57 pm for 17 seconds | Link
Sitting suspended from to 2.00 pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
12:31:14 pm for 0 seconds | Link
Break
Mr Speaker took the chair at 2 pm
2:00:16 pm for 7 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:05:36 pm for 1 minute, 26 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:09:06 pm for 1 minute, 37 seconds | Link
Q4 Horseracing industry - workplace health and safety
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
2:10:43 pm for 38 seconds | Link
Q4 Horseracing industry - workplace health and safety
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:11:21 pm for 9 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:11:37 pm for 22 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:12:09 pm for 30 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:17:07 pm for 32 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:18:03 pm for 1 minute, 26 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
2:20:30 pm for 1 minute, 18 seconds | Link
Q9 Horseracing industry - workplace health and safety
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
2:22:45 pm for 37 seconds | Link
Q9 Horseracing industry - workplace health and safety
Answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:23:22 pm for 7 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:23:38 pm for 35 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:24:22 pm for 53 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:26:21 pm for 41 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:27:45 pm for 1 minute, 15 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
2:29:12 pm for 38 seconds | Link
Q12 Schools - out-of-area enrolment applications
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
2:32:06 pm for 36 seconds | Link
Q12 Schools - out-of-area enrolment applications
Answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
2:32:42 pm for 1 minute, 34 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:39:03 pm for 1 minute, 39 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
2:40:53 pm for 1 minute, 53 seconds | Link
Q14 Nursing and midwifery - staff-to-patient ratios
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
2:42:46 pm for 13 seconds | Link
Q14 Nursing and midwifery - staff-to-patient ratios
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:42:59 pm for 1 minute, 56 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:45:03 pm for 1 minute, 24 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:46:37 pm for 2 minutes, 2 seconds | Link
Q15 Planning - Gungahlin cinema
Answer
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:49:12 pm for 1 minute, 46 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
2:52:26 pm for 7 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Speaker / Mr Cocks
2:52:33 pm for 1 minute, 2 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:53:35 pm for 49 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
2:54:24 pm for 59 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:55:23 pm for 35 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
2:55:58 pm for 22 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:56:20 pm for 52 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
2:57:12 pm for 24 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
2:57:36 pm for 1 minute, 35 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
2:59:11 pm for 2 minutes, 59 seconds | Link
Supplementary question
Answers to questions on notice
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
3:02:10 pm for 4 minutes, 3 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Clerk / Mr Speaker
3:09:58 pm for 25 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate, Amendment
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
3:10:23 pm for 7 minutes, 44 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
3:18:07 pm for 7 minutes, 24 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
3:25:31 pm for 6 minutes, 45 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
3:32:16 pm for 7 minutes, 59 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
3:40:15 pm for 1 minute, 4 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
3:41:19 pm for 4 minutes, 14 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
3:45:33 pm for 2 minutes, 12 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
3:47:45 pm for 1 minute, 26 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Question resolved in the negative
Mr Speaker
3:49:11 pm for 40 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
3:49:51 pm for 2 minutes, 25 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
3:52:16 pm for 8 minutes, 25 seconds | Link
Child care - early childhood education and care incident reports - order to table documents - variation request
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker
4:00:41 pm for 15 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Motion be agreed to
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
4:01:03 pm for 10 minutes, 25 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Debate
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Ms Castley
4:11:28 pm for 2 minutes, 20 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Debate
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Mr Braddock
4:13:48 pm for 2 minutes, 42 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Debate
Ms Cheyne / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:16:30 pm for 9 minutes, 4 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Debate
Mr Milligan / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:25:34 pm for 4 minutes, 9 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Close the debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings
4:29:43 pm for 1 minute, 44 seconds | Link
Community and other events - support
Motion agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:31:27 pm for 13 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Motion be agreed to
Mr Cocks / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:31:47 pm for 12 minutes, 28 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:44:15 pm for 1 minute, 5 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Debate
Mr Steel / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
4:45:20 pm for 15 minutes, 3 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Debate, Amendment
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
5:05:23 pm for 7 minutes, 29 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
5:12:52 pm for 6 minutes, 34 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker / Clerk
5:27:06 pm for 2 minutes, 23 seconds | Link
Economy - credit rating
Close the debate
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
5:29:29 pm for 4 minutes, 25 seconds | Link
Papers - Motion to take note papers
Debate
Mr Steel / Mr Speaker
5:34:26 pm for 4 minutes, 19 seconds | Link
Papers - Motion to take note papers
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
5:38:45 pm for 2 minutes, 10 seconds | Link
Papers - Motion to take note papers
Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Speaker
5:41:22 pm for 21 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - Infrastructure Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Mr Speaker
5:41:43 pm for 18 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - Infrastructure Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Resumption of debate
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
5:42:01 pm for 9 minutes, 55 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - Infrastructure Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
5:51:56 pm for 5 minutes, 50 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - Infrastructure Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
5:57:46 pm for 7 minutes, 18 seconds | Link
Appropriation Bill 2025-2026
(Cognate bill: Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2025-2026) - Infrastructure Canberra - Proposed expenditure be agreed to
Debate adjourned
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
6:05:04 pm for 30 seconds | Link
The Assembly adjourned at 6,10 pm until Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 10.00 am
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)
6:10:34 pm for 0 seconds | Link