Legislative Assembly - Tuesday, 24 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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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Clerk
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra pools - diving pools - petition
Clerk
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra Health Services - International medical graduates
Clerk
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Margaret Timpson park - petition
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Margaret Timpson park - petition
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Debate
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Point of order
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Debate
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra pools - diving pools - petition
Mr Emerson
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra Health Services - International medical graduates
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra pools - diving pools - petition
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Ms Carrick
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra pools - diving pools - petition
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Griffith - roads - safety - petition
Canberra Health Services - International medical graduates
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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COVID-19 operating response model - review - Ministerial statement
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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COVID-19 operating response model - review - Ministerial statement
Debate
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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COVID-19 operating response model - review - Ministerial statement
Close the debate, Motion agreed to
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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High-risk weather season - update - Ministerial statement
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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High-risk weather season - update - Ministerial statement
Debate, Motion agreed to
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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National Skills Agreement - update - Ministerial statement
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Estimates 2026-2027 - Select Committee - Establishment, Motion agreed to
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Estimates 2026-2027 - Select Committee - Establishment, Motion agreed to
Motion be agreed to, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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MyWay+ - order to table documents - Amendment to order
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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MyWay+ - order to table documents - Amendment to order
Debate
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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MyWay+ - order to table documents - Amendment to order
Motion agreed agreed to
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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.1 Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Scrutiny Report 15
Ms Barry / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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.2 Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Report 4
Ms Barry / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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.2 Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Report 4
Debate
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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.2 Legal Affairs - Standing Committee - Report 4
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Social Policy - Standing Committee —Report 3
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Social Policy - Standing Committee —Report 3
Debate adjourned
Mr Speaker / Mr Rattenbury
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Dawn Waterhouse OAM - Motion of condolence
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Dawn Waterhouse OAM - Motion of condolence
Debate
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Dawn Waterhouse OAM - Motion of condolence
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Dawn Waterhouse OAM - Motion of condolence
Debate
Mr Pettersson / Mr Speaker
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Dawn Waterhouse OAM - Motion of condolence
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Sitting suspended from 12.02 pm to 12.08 pm
Mr Speaker
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Assembly resumed at 12.08 pm
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Social Policy - Standing Committee —Report 3
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain / Clerk
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Social Policy - Standing Committee —Report 3
Resumption of debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Public Accounts and Administration - Standing Committee – Statement by chair
Mr Milligan / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Social Policy - Standing Committee – Statement by chair
Mr Emerson / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
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Sitting suspended from 12.14 pm to 2.00 pm
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Cain
Break
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Mr Speaker took the chair at 2.00 pm
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Questions without notice
Mr Speaker / Mr Parton
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Q1 Cabinet ministers - conduct
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q1 Cabinet ministers - conduct
Answer
Mr Barr /Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / 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 Government procurement
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Q2 Government procurement
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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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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Q3 ACT Policing - hate speech laws
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Q3 ACT Policing - hate speech laws
Answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q4 ACT Policing - hate speech laws
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Q4 ACT Policing - hate speech laws
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
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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Supplementary question
Point of order
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Government procurement - capital works
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q5 Government procurement - capital works
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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Supplementary question
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 Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Government procurement - Gundaroo duplication
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q6 Government procurement - Gundaroo duplication
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 Barry / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Alexander Maconochie Centre - safety
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Q7 Alexander Maconochie Centre - safety
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Morris / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Point of order
Mr Cocks / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Natural disasters - Disaster Ready Fund
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Natural disasters - Disaster Ready Fund
Answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q8 Natural disasters - Disaster Ready Fund
Point of order
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Economy - economic development data
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Q9 Economy - economic development data
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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Supplementary question
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Macquarie swimming pool
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Q10 Macquarie swimming pool
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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Q11 Canberra Health Services - infection risks
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Q11 Canberra Health Services - infection risks
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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Q12 Question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Q12 Question
Answer
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Ms Carrick / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary 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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Q13 Government procurement - kerbside waste collection
Ms Castley / Mr Speaker
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Q13 Government procurement - kerbside waste collection
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 Cain / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Government procurement - kerkside waste collection
Ms Lee / Mr Speaker
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Q14 Government procurement - kerkside waste collection
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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Supplementary question
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Public schools - infrastructure
Miss Nuttall / Mr Speaker
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Q15 Public schools - infrastructure
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
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Berry / Mr Speaker
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Q16 Government procurement - kerkside waste collection
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Q16 Government procurement - kerkside waste collection
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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Supplementary question
Mr Milligan / Mr Speaker
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answer
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Q17 Health - disability inclusion
Mr Werner-Gibbings / Mr Speaker
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Q17 Health - disability inclusion
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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Supplementary question
Further questions without notice to be placed on notice paper
Mr Barr
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice - Government procurement - kerkside waste collection
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Supplementary question
Supplementary answers to questions without notice - Alexander Maconochie Centre - safety
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Estimates 2026-2027 - Select Committee - Membership
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Papers
Mr Speaker / Ms Cheyne
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Motion be agreed to
Mr Emerson / Mr Speaker
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate, Amendments
Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings / Miss Nuttall
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate
Ms Berry / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate
Ms Carrick / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate, Amendments
Ms Lee / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate
Ms Castley / Mr Assistant Speaker Mr Werner-Gibbings
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Mr Emerson
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Debate
Miss Nuttall / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Question resolved in the negative
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Clerk
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Close the debate
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock / Mr Emerson
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Early Childhood Education and Care - safety
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Clerk / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Motion be agreed to
Mr Parton / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Amendments
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Debate
Ms Tough / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Close the debate
Mr Parton / Mr Deputy Speaker Mr Braddock
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Health - Nurse-led walk-in clinics
Motion as amended agreed to
Mr Speaker
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Papers - Motion to take note papers
Mr Speaker
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Papers - Motion to take note papers
Debate
Mr Rattenbury / Mr Speaker
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Papers - Motion to take note papers
Debate, Question resolved in the affirmative
Ms Stephen-Smith / Mr Speaker
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Question - standing order 118AA
Mr Speaker
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Firearms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Firearms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Bill presented
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Firearms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Title
Clerk / Mr Speaker
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Firearms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Bill be agreed to in principle
Dr Paterson / Mr Speaker
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Firearms (Firearm Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill 2026
Debate adjourned
Ms Barry / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Barr / Mr Speaker
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Statements by members
Statement
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Adjournment
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Parton / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Cain / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Clay / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Tough / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Mr Braddock / Mr Speaker
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Speech
Ms Cheyne / Mr Speaker
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Sitting suspended from 5.48 pm to 2.00 pm
Adj (Adjournment bluebell logo)