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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 7 Hansard (10 July) . . Page.. 2427 ..
Motion (by Mr Humphries ) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent a motion being moved to rescind the vote of the Assembly of Friday, 30 June 2000, a.m. relating to the motion that the Appropriation Bill 2000-2001, as amended, be agreed to and to consider a motion to reconsider Schedule 1-Part 5; Total appropriated to departments, as amended; and Total appropriations, as amended; and Clause 6 of the Bill in detail stage forthwith.
MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety) (4.12): Mr Speaker, I move:
That:
(1) the vote of the Assembly of Friday, 30 June 2000, a.m. relating to the question on the Appropriation Bill 2000-2001 - "That this Bill, as amended, be agreed to" be rescinded;
(2) Schedule 1 - Part 5; The total appropriated to departments, as amended and the total appropriations, as amended; and Clause 6 of the Bill, be reconsidered, in the detail stage pursuant to standing order 180; and
(3) Reconsideration of Schedule 1 - Part 5: The total appropriated to departments, as amended; and the total appropriations, as amended; and Clause 6 of the Bill commence forthwith.
Basically, the motion allows us to do two things. One is to reconsider schedule 1, part 5, which is the appropriation for the Department of Treasury and Infrastructure. That allows us to reconsider the question of subsidies for low-alcohol beverages. I have written to members explaining that, because New South Wales has decided to restore the subsidies which were previously available for low-alcohol beer and other products, the ACT needs to follow suit. That will necessitate increasing the budget by approximately $1 million. I have circulated copies of the amendments I propose to move to that part of the bill dealing with the appropriation for the Department of Treasury and Infrastructure to increase the expense on behalf of the territory by $1 million.
Mr Speaker, we will also have a chance to debate the question that the total appropriations be agreed to. That will be an opportunity, if members wish, to make general comments about the budget. The motion has been moved on the basis that it is not proposed by the government, at least, to have a general debate about the budget resuming on part 1 of schedule 1 and continuing throughout as if the entire budget vote has to be recast. We are suggesting that there be a debate about the budget as a whole, plus a specific debate about part 5 dealing with the question of low-alcohol product
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