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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 5 Hansard (14 May) . . Page.. 1179 ..

Mrs Carnell: Yes, it does.

MS McRAE: That is the point that you are having a problem with. No, no, no. Money can be transferred from three areas and the committee did not know how much and from which of those three areas it would come. That is the point of my argument now. That is why it undermines the whole argument that it is only for health - because it is based on a wrong assumption about what is going to happen in the rest of the budget.

MR SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

MRS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (12.00): I seek leave to present the Government's response to the report.

MR SPEAKER: Is leave granted?

Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, there was agreement that this would happen - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order! If you are addressing the Chair - - -

Mr Berry: No.

MR SPEAKER: Would you mind standing up, Mr Berry.

Ms McRae: Is leave not granted?

Mr Berry: No. At the Government business meeting it was suggested that this was going to happen next week.

Mr Kaine: She has leave, Mr Speaker.

Mr Berry: No, she has not.

MR SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Berry: We said no. She can move to - - -

MR SPEAKER: I suggest that after the Chief Minister produces the Government's response it is up to the Assembly to decide what to do.

Mr Berry: I said no. The answer is no. If you want to move a motion to - - -

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