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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 3 Hansard (10 April) . . Page.. 917 ..

Mr Whitecross: You have a choice of instructor.

MS HORODNY: But should we not be able to trust all our instructors equally?

Mr Whitecross: Yes, you should.

MS HORODNY: Indeed, we should. If there is any question about the honesty or the integrity of an instructor, is not the onus on the Government to deal with that instructor, rather than the student just moving on to someone else and leaving the problem in place?

Mr Whitecross: I agree, yes. The Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

MR SPEAKER: Order! You are addressing the Assembly, not conducting a dialogue.

MS HORODNY: Mr Speaker, the issue of choice is not an argument in this case at all. As I have said, many students do not have a choice. They have to go to an instructor because they are not able to be taught to drive by a member of their family or a friend. I am very disappointed that the Labor Party has chosen to support the Liberals on this. I just hope that there are not much more serious situations reported to us as a result of this being passed.

Question put:

That the amendment (Ms Horodny's) be agreed to.

A vote having been called for and the bells being rung -

MR SPEAKER: Ms Horodny, you cannot leave the chamber while the bells are ringing. If you call for the vote you cannot leave the chamber.

The Assembly voted -

	
	AYES, 3	 	NOES, 13

	Ms Horodny	Mr Berry
	Mr Osborne	Mr Corbell
	Ms Tucker	Mr Cornwell
			Mr Hird
			Mr Humphries
			Mr Kaine
			Mrs Littlewood
			Ms McRae
			Mr Moore
			Ms Reilly
			Mr Stefaniak
			Mr Whitecross
			Mr Wood

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