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protect public health services. The Bill is about honesty in government and about government serving the needs of the community. I commend the Bill to the Assembly.
MR HUMPHRIES (Minister for Health, Education and the Arts) (11.04): Mr Speaker, I note that the point was raised earlier concerning the application of standing order 200 and the application of the self-government Act with respect to the introduction of money Bills. While reserving our - - -
Dr Kinloch: Mr Speaker, on a point of order, I heard someone interrupt Mr Humphries while he was talking. Believe me, if that is in English, it either means what it says or it does not.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Dr Kinloch, I really believe you are being pedantic to the extreme. I take your point as valid but I think we must allow some minor interjections. Mr Humphries, are you speaking to the Bill or are you wishing to - - -
MR HUMPHRIES: No, Mr Speaker; I am asking that this matter be adjourned, subject to your ruling concerning the validity of the introduction of the Bill in the first place.
Debate (on motion by Mr Humphries) adjourned.
GRIFFIN CENTRE SITE
MR BERRY (11.05): Mr Speaker, I expect that there will be some interjections from the Government members opposite in relation to the motion that I have on today's notice paper. It, too, will touch on a sensitive nerve because of the Government's behaviour in relation to the Griffin Centre. Mr Speaker, I move:
That this Assembly, in recognition of the important role that the Griffin Centre site plays in the community and cultural life of the people of the ACT, supports the granting of a long lease to ensure the continuity of the centre and to put an end to the uncertainty caused by recent announcements by the Chief Minister, Mr Kaine, and the Minister for Finance and Urban Services, Mr Duby.
I notice that the Chief Minister has left the room because this would indeed upset him. This motion is particularly relevant in the light of the statement made by Mr Kaine yesterday in relation to the redevelopment of the former Canberra Times site.
Mr Speaker, the Griffin Centre is well known. It has a central location. Having such a central location ensures
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