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SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION ON NOTICE NO. 1041

Legislative Assembly - Tuesday Night Sittings

Mr CORNWELL - asked the Speaker - In the financial year 1992-93 -

(1) How many Tuesday night sittings of the Assembly were held.

(2) What was the average attendance by the public per sitting.

(3) What was the staffing cost, including overtime and after hours transport costs.

(4) Has consideration been given to abolishing Tuesday night sittings as part of the Assemblys required two percent Budget cut and, if not, why not.

MADAM SPEAKER - The answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) 16.

(2) No statistics are kept to record the average attendance by the public per sitting.

(3) $28,932.63

(4) On 7 April 1992 all Members of the Assembly voted to adopt, amongst others, temporary orders 27 and 34 which provide that on Tuesdays the Assembly meet at 2.30 pm and the question is proposed on the adjournment at 9.30 pm. The decision to sit on Tuesday evenings is one which is determined by the Assembly not the Speaker.

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