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you. Mr Collaery has been sitting on his hands. He is the "all talk, no action" man.
Mr Acting Speaker, I look forward to the debate on this response. It is a pity that it was not put before this Assembly six months ago.
Debate (on motion by Ms Follett) adjourned.
ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
[COGNATE BILLS:
BUSINESS NAMES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
UNCLAIMED MONEYS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990
EVIDENCE (LAWS AND INSTRUMENTS) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990]
Debate resumed from 8 August 1990, on motion by Mr Collaery:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Is it the wish of the Assembly to debate this order of the day concurrently with orders of the day Nos. 2, 3 and 4? There being no objection, that course will be followed.
MR CONNOLLY (4.34): Mr Acting Speaker, the package of Bills before the Assembly which comprises the Associations Incorporation (Amendment) Bill, the Business Names (Amendment) Bill, the Unclaimed Moneys (Amendment) Bill and the Evidence (Laws and Instruments) (Amendment) Bill, merely gives effect to the ongoing movement of administration of the ACT from the Commonwealth to the separate and independent institutions of the ACT Government. The Opposition, in general, is supportive of these Bills and will be backing them in their passage through the house, which should be able to occur this day.
Mr Acting Speaker, the day before these Bills were introduced to the house the Opposition refused leave to the Attorney-General to make a ministerial statement because, in accordance with the established practice of parliaments, we had not been told of the content of the statement. Mr Collaery that day issued a very excited press release claiming that the Opposition had gagged the Alliance Government's statements on its legislative programs. If these bills are the leading edge of the Alliance's legislative program for these sittings, we are in for a long, slow time indeed. Government business before the Assembly will continue to be made up of debates on ministerial statements, rather than consideration of substantive legislation. I hope that we will have substantive legislation to consider rather than constant debates on ministerial statements.
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