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Wednesday, 6 June 1990
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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 10.30 am and read the prayer.
AINSLIE TRANSFER STATION BILL 1990
MS FOLLETT (Leader of the Opposition) (10.31): Mr Speaker, I present the Ainslie Transfer Station Bill 1990.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, on a point of order; I draw your attention to the standing orders, in particular to standing order 200, which states:
An enactment, vote, resolution or question, the object or effect of which is to dispose of or charge any public money of the Territory, shall not be proposed in the Assembly except by a Minister. Money proposals may be introduced by a Minister without notice.
I further draw your attention, Mr Speaker, to section 65 of the ACT (Self-Government) Act 1988. It says in subsection (1):
An enactment, vote, resolution or question (any of which is in this section called a "proposal") the object or effect of which is to dispose of or charge any public money of the Territory shall not be proposed in the Assembly except by a Minister.
Mr Speaker, it is very clear to me - - -
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that point of order, Mr Collaery. I will take that on notice. I will allow Ms Follett to proceed with the presentation of her Bill. Once I have the Bill before the house I will examine the content thereof and report back to the Assembly with a ruling on that objection. Please proceed, Ms Follett.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
The Ainslie Transfer Station Bill is a Bill which is designed to force this Government to accept its environmental and community responsibilities. It is a Bill which will again test the Residents Rally members of this Alliance. Will they yet again fail their one-time supporters? I remind Dr Kinloch in particular that actions speak louder than words and the community is watching on this issue which it regards as very important.
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