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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 14 Hansard (10 December) . . Page.. 4816 ..
AND MOTOR TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL (NO. 6) 1997
Paper and Statement by Speaker
MR SPEAKER: Following the introduction of the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Bill (No. 6) 1997 and the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 1997, I asked the Clerk for advice as to whether the two Bills contravened standing order 136. Standing order 136 provides that the Speaker may disallow any motion or amendment which is the same in substance as any question which has been resolved during the current calendar year. I table the Clerk's advice.
Having considered that advice, I am ruling that the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 1997 is in order, but that the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Bill (No. 6) 1997 infringes standing order 136 and is therefore out of order.
Suspension of Standing Order 136 -
That standing order 136 be suspended to enable the Assembly to consider the order of the day, private Members' business, relating to the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Bill (No. 6) 1997 in accordance with the Notice Paper.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
MR BERRY: My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, yesterday you came into the Assembly and made a statement in response to a question concerning your motor vehicle accident, which occurred as you were returning from the Chief Minister's cricket match at the Madew winery. Last night Capital television ran a story with witnesses to your motor vehicle accident. Chief Minister, a number of serious questions were raised in the news item. In particular, the news item contained reference to erratic driving on your part, no other vehicle contributing to the accident and accusations of the smell of alcohol. How do you reconcile the inconsistencies between your statements and those of the witnesses?
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