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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (30 August) . . Page.. 2634 ..

Question so resolved in the negative.

Amendment negatived.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS

MR STEFANIAK (Minister for Education): I am sorry to do so at this hour, Mr Speaker, but I wish to invoke standing order 46 to make a personal explanation.

MR SPEAKER: Proceed.

MR STEFANIAK: Thank you. Ms Tucker indicated that, because there were only three votes in a issue, that had affected my attitude. That is why I said what I did, Mr Speaker. In saying that there are about three people in the Ridgeway who complain regularly about motor sport noise at Fairbairn Park, my comment in relation to that is that I find the attitude of three people who affect the enjoyment of thousands to be somewhat distasteful and something I do not agree with. It has nothing to do with votes. Also, there are a large number of people in the Ridgeway who are quite happy with the arrangements at Fairbairn Park. It has nothing to do with votes, Ms Tucker.

The point I made to Mr Corbell in relation to that matter when I raised the issue of the McKellar soccer club was that I am quite happy to disagree with people in my own electorate and say so publicly, regardless of whether they vote for me or not, if I believe in something strongly enough; so I resent the insinuations of both members, which is why I have made this personal explanation.

MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety): Mr Speaker, I seek also to make a personal explanation under standing order 46.

MR SPEAKER: Please proceed.

MR HUMPHRIES: In the debate earlier about Aboriginal reconciliation, I indicated that I understood that the two co-chairs of the regional reconciliation committee were not in attendance at the meeting at which the proposal about signage was brought forward. I have been advised since that, in fact, one of the co-chairs, Mr Wilson, was indeed present at the meeting, and I apologise for my error.

Sitting suspended from 12.39 to 2.30 pm

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