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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3667 ..

MR BERRY (continuing):

this position in relation to these few workers, particularly so when full-time workers in the private sector are already covered by legislation which has been passed in this place.

So there can be no excuse to put this off. I just cannot believe that you intend to adjourn the debate. I urge members to support the bill.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Detail Stage

Question (by Mr Smyth ) put:

That the debate be adjourned.

The Assembly voted-

 	Ayes, 8  			Noes, 7 

 Mrs Burke  	Mr Rugendyke  	Mr Berry  	Ms Tucker
 Mr Cornwell  	Mr Smyth  	Mr Corbell  	Mr Wood
 Mr Hird  	Mr Stefaniak  	Mr Osborne  
 Mr Kaine    			Mr Quinlan  
 Mr Moore    			Mr Stanhope 

MR SPEAKER: I remind members that I do not wish to hear comments, even flippancies-indeed, even amusing ones, which would be rather difficult to make in this chamber-during the call. Could you please answer the call and leave it at that. The question now is:

That the resumption of debate be made an order of the day for the next sitting day.

MR BERRY (7.45): Mr Speaker, it is open to me to move an amendment to that motion, isn't it?

MR SPEAKER: We have simply adjourned the debate, Mr Berry.

MR BERRY: Well, it is open to me to move an amendment to the motion, isn't it?

MR SPEAKER: Yes it is-it is indeed, sir.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, in an effort to get some commonsense into this debate, I will move an amendment to the motion that has just been put before this place. I move:

Omit "the next sitting day", substitute "a later hour this day"

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