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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 2 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 386 ..

By Mr RUGENDYKE (continuing):

1) is Budget neutral for both students and adults,

2) takes account of school location and student travel needs, and

3) is fair and just, for all students and supports choice in schooling.

Petition received.

REPORT OF THE REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE - SELECT COMMITTEE

Alteration to Reporting Dates

MR OSBORNE (10.33): Mr Speaker, I find it interesting that Mr Rugendyke would table that petition, given that his report endorsed it. Anyway, I will let that one go through to the keeper. Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion to alter the reporting dates for the Select Committee on the Report of the Review of Governance.

Leave granted.

MR OSBORNE: I move:

That the resolution of the Assembly of 28 April 1998, as amended on 25 June 1998, 10 December 1998 and 18 February 1999, appointing the Select Committee on the Report of the Review of Governance be amended by:

(1) omitting from paragraph 3(a) "by the first sitting day in March 1999" and substituting "by 30 June 1999";

(2) omitting from paragraph 3(b) "by the first sitting day in April 1999" and substituting "by 30 June 1999"; and

(3) by adding the following paragraph:

"3(c) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Committee may provide one report to the Assembly.".

Members will be aware that this committee, after completing a report on the Pettit report of the review of governance, is now looking at the issue of the Electoral Commissioner's report into the last election. After considering certain aspects of this second inquiry, it has become quite clear to all on the committee that many of the issues in the Electoral Commissioner's report relate back to some of the things we have looked at in the Pettit review. The members of the committee thought that, in order to present a more balanced report, where one did not need to look from one report to the other, it would be simpler if we just presented one report on 30 June.

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