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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 5 Hansard (5 May) . . Page.. 1393 ..

MS CARNELL (continuing):

What we need to do here is to make it clear that the information required is the information regarding Bruce Stadium. That would be, in line with the rest of the debate in this place, understandable, but it is not understandable if we are going down the path of taking a broad-ranging approach. If those opposite are not willing to accept that approach, they would have to support Mr Humphries' second amendment, which seeks to omit paragraph (3), the broad-ranging, "Let's look at everything that might have happened since the Financial Management Act came into place".

This morning, Mr Speaker, we tabled in this place an example of a similar transaction taking place under the old Audit Act and the previous Government. If the Assembly is interested in every transaction under the Financial Management Act, why would it not be interested in every transaction under the Audit Act. It is patently silly; if members are concerned about Bruce Stadium, it should be about Bruce Stadium, not about something else.

MR SPEAKER: The question is: That Mr Humphries' amendments be agreed to.

A vote having been called for and the bells having rung -

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, is it possible to split the two questions?

MR SPEAKER: If you wish. Is it the wish of the Assembly to divide the question?

Mr Berry: No, not at this point.

Mr Moore: It is a normal part of standing orders. It is the normal way that we consider things and it is the Speaker's decision.

Mr Berry: Not before the bells have been rung.

MR SPEAKER: On the contrary. I have not put the question yet.

Mr Berry: Okay, go for your life.

Mr Corbell: You have put the question.

MR SPEAKER: We are having a division on it, yes. Is leave granted to split the question? There being no objection, leave is granted. The question now is: That Mr Humphries' amendment No. 1 be agreed to.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, why do you not put the two questions on the voices?

MR SPEAKER: I have already put them on the voices and a division is now in progress. Leave has been granted to divide the question. The question is: That Mr Humphries' amendment No. 1 be agreed to.

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