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That this Assembly no longer has confidence in the Chief Minister of the ACT and the minority Labor Government and has confidence in the ability of Mr Kaine to form a government.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND TEMPORARY ORDERS - DAY AND HOUR OF NEXT MEETING - ADJOURNMENT OF ASSEMBLY
Motion (by Mr Collaery) proposed:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent Mr Collaery from moving motions to fix the day and hour of the next meeting and for the adjournment of the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
DAY AND HOUR OF NEXT MEETING
Motion (by Mr Collaery) proposed:
That the Assembly, at its rising, adjourn until Tuesday, 5 December 1989, at 2.30 pm, except that in the event that the Government resigns the Speaker may fix an alternative day or hour of meeting on receipt of a request in writing from an absolute majority of members.
MR WHALAN (Deputy Chief Minister) (3.10): Mr Speaker, it is always the right of members of this Assembly, under the legislation, to move the motion which is now placed on notice, and certainly it comes as no surprise to the Government that Mr Collaery has moved it. What is of concern to us, however, is that we are precluded from considering in the Assembly important matters which should continue to be the business of the Assembly.
I refer you to the matters which are on the business paper for today. They include consideration of Executive business relating particularly to the Civic Square project and the selection procedure involved. There has been some public discussion on this, and it is much better that this matter be aired in the Assembly in the appropriate way so that we have the opportunity to hear the views of all members who have a view on this matter. The selection procedure is quite important in terms of how the process of selection and the allocation of the casino licence will proceed. Part of that is related to the propriety of the allocation of that particular licence. So it would be inappropriate, I believe, Mr Speaker, to have the house adjourn.
The fact that this motion is now on the notice paper is no source of embarrassment to the Government. As I said, it
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