Page 1301 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 11 May 2021

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The Assembly voted—

Ayes 16		Noes 9
Mr Barr	Ms Orr	Mr Cain
Ms Berry	Dr Paterson	Ms Castley
Mr Braddock	Mr Pettersson	Mr Hanson
Ms Burch	Mr Rattenbury	Mrs Jones
Ms Cheyne	Mr Steel	Mrs Kikkert
Ms Clay	Ms Stephen-Smith	Ms Lawder
Ms Davidson	Ms Vassarotti	Ms Lee
Mr Davis		Mr Milligan
Mr Gentleman		Mr Parton

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MADAM SPEAKER: The question now is:

That the debate be made an order of the day for the next sitting.

Mr Hanson: Just on that question, Madam Speaker, are we allowed to debate that matter or has that got to be put automatically as well?

MADAM SPEAKER: It is an automatic question. That is my understanding.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Standing orders—suspension

MR HANSON (Murrumbidgee) (4.24): I move:

That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Mr Braddock’s motion being called on for debate.

MADAM SPEAKER: It is a question but is it also a reflection on a decision we have just made?

MR HANSON: I did seek advice from the Clerk on that motion and he advised that that was the correct wording.

MADAM SPEAKER: I will accept that advice because I would have asked him the similar question.

The question before us is: is there a suspension of standing orders.

MR HANSON: There is absolutely no reason to adjourn this debate today. The advice that you provided—that there is no standing order that requires us to adjourn this debate—and the reality are that the committee is there to provide the support to

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