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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1995 Week 9 Hansard (23 November) . . Page.. 2595 ..

opinion, such an interpretation would be inconsistent with the use of the word 'total' in Part II which suggests that the items listed are sub-items of something larger and are, therefore, not the whole vote but only part of the vote.

28. A third possible interpretation would be that a 'vote' refers to each item in Part II of the Schedule that are blocked in bold eg the "Department of Education and Training". In my view, such references seem merely to provide an explanatory view of what is happening based on the administrative unit structure of the ACT Government and Part II is not meant to detract from the scheme of appropriations in Part I.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss any aspect of this opinion.

Len Sorbello Contact officer: Michelle Baxter

Deputy Law Officer Telephone: 70548

28 September 1995

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