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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 1 Hansard (2 February) . . Page.. 94 ..

MR KAINE: I move:

That the resolution of the Assembly of 20 May 1998, as amended on 23 June and 10 December 1998, appointing a Select Committee on Gambling be amended by:

(1) adding to paragraph (1)(a) "and the report entitled Gambling and Related Legislation in the ACT: a National Competition Policy Review prepared by the Allen Consulting Group";

(2) inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (aa):

"(aaa) the Gaming and Racing Control Bill 1998 be referred to the Committee and on the Committee presenting its report to the Assembly resumption of debate on the question `That this Bill be agreed to in principle' be set down as an order of the day for the next sitting;"; and

(3) omitting from paragraph (1)(aa) "16 February 1999" and substituting "25 March 1999".

Mr Speaker, I do this because the committee has before it both those documents. The first one, the Allen report was, in fact, referred directly by the Chief Minister so that we could consider it as part of our inquiry. The second relates directly to the recommendations of the Allen report, and I believe that the Assembly might derive some benefit from our making some comment on it. They need to be formally referred to us. We are writing our basic report, but I think we need an extra couple of weeks to deal with particularly the Gaming and Racing Control Bill, so I am seeking to extend the reporting date until 25 March.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Motion (by Mr Humphries) agreed to:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

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