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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 9 Hansard (23 November) . . Page.. 2579 ..

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

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Mr Speaker

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1995-96

1. You have sought advice on the question of whether it would be in order for a Member to propose to the Assembly an amendment or amendments to the Appropriation Bill 1995-96, the object of which is to transfer a sum of money from Division 250 - Treasurer's Advance to one of the Divisions relating to the Department of Education and Training (Divisions 180, 190, 200 or 210).

2. No such amendment has been proposed in the Assembly to date. The key issue is whether a non Executive Member may propose an amendment or amendments to the Appropriation Bill which, though not increasing the amount of public money to be appropriated by the Bill, increases the amount appropriated by one or more divisions with the amount being offset by reductions elsewhere.

3. My advice relates specifically to standing orders 200 and 201 and I have sought advice on the provisions of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Commonwealth) (Self-Government Act) from the Deputy Law Officer, Constitutional and Law Reform. That advice is attached.

Background

4. The question that immediately arises is whether the amendment would infringe the provisions of standing order 201. Standing orders 200 and 201 provide that:

Money proposals submitted - without notice

200. An enactment, vote or resolution for the appropriation of the public money of the Territory must not be proposed in the Assembly except by a Minister. Such proposals may be introduced by a Minister without notice.

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