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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 11 Hansard (24 September) . . Page.. 3268 ..

Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:

That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent:

(1) any business before the Assembly at 3.00 pm this day being interrupted to allow the Treasurer to be called on forthwith to present the Appropriation Bill 1996-97;

(2) (a) questions without notice concluding at the time of interruption; or

(b) debate on any motion before the Assembly at the time of interruption being adjourned until the question "That debate on the Appropriation Bill 1996-97 be adjourned and the resumption of the debate be made an order of the day for the next sitting" is agreed;

(3) at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 26 September 1996, the order of the day for the resumption of debate on the question "That the Appropriation Bill 1996-97 be agreed to in principle" being called on notwithstanding any business before the Assembly, and that the time limit on the speech of the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Moore, Mr Osborne and one Member from the ACT Greens be equivalent to the time taken by the Treasurer in moving the motion "That this Bill be agreed to in principle"; and

(4) (a) questions without notice concluding at the time of interruption; or

(b) debate on any motion before the Assembly at that time being adjourned until a later hour that day.

Motion (by Mr Humphries), by leave, agreed to:

That the Assembly authorises:

(1) the recording on video tape without sound by the television networks of proceedings during questions without notice and the presentation of the Appropriation Bill 1996-97 today, Tuesday, 24 September 1996, and the Leader of the Opposition's speech on the resumption of debate on Thursday, 26 September 1996;

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