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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 2 Hansard (11 March) . . Page.. 633 ..

MR WOOD

... the need to provide appropriate assistance to those whose circumstances require government support.

We will debate that a little further down the track. Let us not forget the situation of those in need. Let us not forget those who are poor. Let us put aside the rhetoric and put aside the stag-setting for the budget and see that we come up with firm proposals for those people.

Amendment (Mr Stanhope's ) agreed to.

MR SPEAKER: The question now is that the motion, as amended, be agreed to.

Mr Wood: Well, do you speak before I move my amendment?

Ms Carnell: No. I want to finish right at the end. I want to close the debate.

MR SPEAKER: We have an amendment circulated by Mr Wood and we have an amendment circulated by Mr Berry, I understand. Mr Wood, I think you foreshadowed that you had another amendment, did you?

MR WOOD (5.19): No. I have circulated an amendment and I will move that now. I think this is the appropriate time. I move:

After paragraph 2(g) insert the following paragraph:

"(ga) the need to provide appropriate assistance to those whose circumstances require government support;".

Mr Speaker, I believe I have spoken to that so I will say no more than to emphasise to members in the chamber the importance of including this in the motion.

Amendment (Mr Wood's ) agreed to.

MR BERRY (5.20): I move the amendment circulated in my name, which reads:

After paragraph 2(g) insert the following paragraph:

"(gb) the need for the Government to be held responsible for its election commitments;".

I do not need to speak further to that. I have already made some comments in the course of the debate, and I think everybody understands the motion.

Amendment (Mr Berry's ) agreed to.

MR SPEAKER: The question now is that the motion, as amended, be agreed to.

Mr Berry: Has Mr Stanhope's amendment been moved?

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