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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 12 Hansard (5 December) . . Page.. 3716 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

The point is that most of the things that are in the amendments that Ms Tucker has moved are either unnecessary or will be done anyway. I suppose it creates the impression that the commissioner needs to be pushed into these positions when in fact he is very willing to do so without that pushing. However, I acknowledge that this is the view of the Assembly and I hope the amendments do not overly complicate the work that the commissioner has to do.

MR RUGENDYKE (10.08): Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will not be supporting these amendments. I have complete faith in the Electoral Commissioner in respect of the tasks that he has undertaken to do. I have understood fairly well the briefing that he gave me, and my concerns have been allayed by his explanations. He mentioned that a reference group was included in the original bill and I see no need to duplicate that.

MS TUCKER (10.09): I need to put on the record again for Mr Rugendyke's benefit that I have never suggested I do not have faith in the Electoral Commissioner.

Mr Rugendyke: I did not say you don't.

MS TUCKER: Okay. Mr Rugendyke said he had complete faith and so these amendments were not necessary, the implication being that all that was needed was faith, and that I must not have it. But if that is not what you meant, that is fine.

What I need to make quite clear is this is about ensuring that the process in place is watertight and that it is in the legislation. Fiddling around with the voting system is a very significant step to take and all the Greens are doing is putting these proposals of the Electoral Commissioner into law.

Question put:

The Assembly voted -

Ayes, 6  		Noes, 8

Mr Berry  		Mr Cornwell
Mr Hargreaves  		Mr Hird
Mr Quinlan  		Mr Humphries
Mr Stanhope  		Mr Moore
Ms Tucker  		Mr Osborne
Mr Wood  		Mr Rugendyke
 			Mr Smyth
 			Mr Stefaniak

Question so resolved in the negative.

Amendments negatived.

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