Page 390 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 2 March 1994
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We in Canberra can be very proud of the way these people served our community. I have said that before; Mr Berry as Acting Chief Minister made comments on behalf of the Government at the time, which we all share. I thank members for their contribution today, and I can assure them that this will mean something to those people - both the volunteers and the professionals who went up to Sydney. The fact that it has achieved bipartisan support, unanimous support, in this Assembly will mean a lot to them. As members have said, these people often think they are ignored and that the community does not realise the contribution they make. We do recognise it and it is appropriate that we pay tribute.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Mr Connolly: Madam Speaker, perhaps you can note, for the Hansard, that it was passed unanimously.
MADAM SPEAKER: There is a unanimous vote of agreement. I concur with the view that I should send on our appreciation to the firefighters.
Sitting suspended from 12.17 to 2.30pm
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
ACTTAB - Contract with VITAB Ltd
MRS CARNELL: Madam Speaker, my question without notice is to the Deputy Chief Minister in his capacity as Minister for Sport. I refer to the Minister's advice to the Assembly yesterday that the dividends of ACTTAB and VITAB are the same. My question is this: When the horse, odds and dividend are the same, does - - -
Mr Lamont: Is this your horse or somebody else's horse?
MRS CARNELL: It does not matter which horse it is. Does a bet - - -
Mr Lamont: So it does not matter if it is your horse - - -
Mr Wood: It has to win.
MRS CARNELL: It will take the Minister a bit of understanding to answer this question. I will stress again - - -
Mr Lamont: You obviously do not understand.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MRS CARNELL: My question is: When the horse, odds and dividend are the same, does a bet with ACTTAB cost the same as the bet with VITAB?
Ms Follett: It depends on whether it wins or not.
MRS CARNELL: No, it does not.
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