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MADAM SPEAKER: I am sorry; it has to be nine ayes. In deference to your concern, Mr Kaine: I asked exactly the same question and noted the same number. Unfortunately, our current standing orders do not recognise pairs, so you have to have nine ayes.
Mr De Domenico: Shame!
Mr Humphries: That is shameful.
Mr Connolly: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. These members are interjecting "shame" against a ruling you have just given. That is quite out of order.
Mr Humphries: It is shame against you.
MADAM SPEAKER: I hope that is the implication of that "shame". You may all care to read standing orders for yourselves.
TOURISM COMMISSION - AUDIT ACT
Papers and Ministerial Statement
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer): Madam Speaker, I present, for the information of members, the following papers:
Audit Act -
Tourism Commission - Financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for the period 20 February 1991 to 30 June 1991.
Statement and Schedules, which detail the increase of annual appropriation and the transfer of funds for the financial year 1991-92, pursuant to section 49A and presented pursuant to section 49B.
I ask for leave to make a very short statement.
Leave granted.
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, the Audit Act 1989 provides for the effective financial management of the ACT Government Service. Pursuant to section 49A of this Act, the Executive has approved the onpassing of increases in specific purpose payments from the Commonwealth, where these increases are additional to the amounts provided for in the preparation of the 1991-92 budget. In addition, the Executive has also approved a number of transfers of funds within and between programs, in accordance with section 49(1) of the Act, to enable surplus funds that have arisen during the course of the year to be available for use within other areas of the Government. Both these measures have been taken by the Executive to facilitate the additional funding needs of the programs arising from government-endorsed changes in priorities and to provide additional levels of service in accordance with arrangements with the Commonwealth.
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