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taken. I would have thought that this was another place where you would want to say that it has to be done within a certain, or a reasonable, time.

Mr Wood: It would have been said elsewhere. Twenty-eight days would be the likely period. There is no problem on the days.

MR KAINE: My position is that, if the 28 days time limit is not unsatisfactory to the Government, then I support it, because, again, it puts some predictability and certainty into the process.

Question put:

That the amendment (Mr Jensen's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 9  NOES, 6 

Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Humphries Mr Connolly
Mr Jensen Mr Duby
Mr Kaine Ms Follett
Dr Kinloch Mrs Grassby
Ms Maher Mr Wood
Mr Moore 
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 113

MR JENSEN (4.58): I move:

Page 53, line 16, omit "prescribed by the plan", substitute "specified in Schedule 1B".

This is a difficult problem, I think, and I am not quite sure how we are going to do it. This amendment was the best that I could come up with in the circumstances. Clause 113 provides for mandatory preliminary assessments to be conducted where a defined decision is of a class prescribed by the plan. The problem that we have at the moment is that the plan, as it exists - until the plan is approved and passed through the Assembly - - -

MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Jensen, I am finding it a little bit difficult to hear you. Members, do you think we could have a little bit of quiet in the Assembly?

MR JENSEN: I would be happy for members to sit down and be quiet, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker.

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