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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 4 Hansard (23 June) . . Page.. 809 ..

MS CARNELL (continuing):

Mr Speaker, I am very pleased that everybody, it appears, is supporting this piece of legislation. What it does is ensure that the people of Canberra will not end up in the situation in which they ended up under the Follett Government, with huge increases and, for that matter, decreases in rates, and never being able to be confident of where rates were heading. In this situation, Mr Speaker, the ups and the downs have very much been evened out. The increases and the decreases are fairly minor in most situations, and we have delivered confidence to the Canberra community.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Debate resumed from 21 May 1998, on motion by Ms Carnell:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

MR QUINLAN (11.14): Mr Speaker, this Bill only ensures that gaming machines are not used within the Canberra Airport precinct. It is supported.

MS CARNELL (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (11.14), in reply: Mr Speaker, I thank the Assembly for its support for this legislation. It is important that we ensure that, with the sale of the airport, we do not end up losing control over gaming products in that area. I do thank the Assembly for its support.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): Mr Speaker, to give Mr Osborne time to sprint down from upstairs to present the scrutiny of Bills committee report, could I make a personal explanation under standing order 46?

MR SPEAKER: Proceed.

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