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Mr Collaery: Mr Acting Speaker, I wish to be heard further on my point of order.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Do you still maintain your point of order, Mr Collaery?
Mr Collaery: I maintain my point of order and I wish the record to show that the Government has offered debate on this matter.
Mr Berry: I raise a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. If the member wishes to make some sort of statement it is customary to seek leave.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: The Deputy Chief Minister does not need leave to make a point of order.
Mr Collaery: Thank you, Mr Acting Speaker. I raise the point of order which has been raised in respect of two other Bills relating to the Ainslie tip and the Royal Canberra Hospital. Clearly, in my opinion - - -
Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker, you have already indicated that you will take advice in relation to the point of order raised by Mr Collaery, and the matter is therefore closed.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: No, that is not so. Mr Collaery initially raised that point of order and I do not think I made a comment at that stage. The Chief Minister then stood up and made his offer and a debate ensued in relation to that. I will allow the Deputy Chief Minister to make his point of order and I will then give my ruling on that. I do not believe he finished his point of order on the last occasion because I did not make any ruling on that; I was waiting to hear what the Chief Minister said. If you want to make your point of order now, Deputy Chief Minister, you should do so and I will make a comment on it.
Mr Collaery: I raise a point of order under standing order 200, Mr Acting Speaker. That standing order says:
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.
Indeed, section 65 of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act backs that up and says effectively the same thing.
I am of the view that this Bill that has been presented by Ms Follett offends both section 65 of the self-government Act and standing order 200. I wish the record to show that, notwithstanding that opinion, the Chief Minister
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