Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 10 Hansard (23 September) . . Page.. 3082 ..

ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 2) 1997

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General) (10.40): Mr Speaker, I ask for leave to present the Electoral (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1997.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I present the Electoral (Amendment) Bill (No. 2) 1997, together with its explanatory memorandum.

Title read by Clerk.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I move:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

I ask for leave to have my presentation speech incorporated in Hansard.

MR SPEAKER: Is leave granted?

Mr Berry: No. I want to hear it.

MR HUMPHRIES: I understand that this speech was circulated in advance to members in order for this to be facilitated.

Ms McRae: I did not get a copy of it.

Mr Corbell: Leave is not granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I understand that was the agreement that we reached.

Mr Berry: I have not seen it.

MR HUMPHRIES: I was told it was given to members of your party.

Mr Berry: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. Leave has not been granted.

Leave not granted.

MR SPEAKER: Proceed, Mr Humphries.

MR HUMPHRIES: We know what we are dealing with today, Mr Speaker. It is obvious.