Page 1058 - Week 06 - Thursday, 27 July 1989
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DAYS OF MEETING
MR WHALAN (Deputy Chief Minister) (12.08): I move:
That the Assembly approve the following sitting pattern for the remainder of 1989:
July 27
August 29, 30 and 31
September 26, 27 and 28
October 17, 18 and 19
October 24, 25 and 26
October/November 31, 1 and 2
November 14, 15 and 16
November 21, 22 and 23
December 5, 6 and 7
December 12, 13 and 14
Mr Speaker, this motion proposes a sitting pattern for the balance of 1989. Contrary to some statements which were made yesterday, both within this chamber and then subsequently to the media, there has not been a pattern established. So to suggest that there has been a change in the pattern or that this proposes a change in the sitting pattern is quite wrong, because there never has been any proposed pattern adopted by the chamber.
This particular pattern is contained in a letter from the Chief Minister in response to correspondence with Mr Kaine and it sets out a pattern for the Assembly of ten weeks between July, including this week that we are currently sitting, and mid-December. The total number of sitting days included there is 33. The pattern was outlined in correspondence to Mr Kaine, with copies going to the Residents Rally party, the No Self Government Party and Mr Stevenson. In that correspondence the Chief Minister stated that the pattern took into account a number of factors, and those factors included the flow of government legislation and the need for the Government to honour its undertakings in relation to the community consultation process related to the budget statement which was presented to this house.
Now, in relation to the pattern, Mr Speaker, I would like to table, and I seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard as part of my speech, this table of comparisons between the projected ACT Legislative Assembly sitting days for July to December and the sitting days of other State parliaments.
Leave granted.
Document incorporated at appendix 1.
MR WHALAN: I have sufficient copies for them to be distributed to members if that is convenient, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you.
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