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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Tuesday, 30 March 2004) . . Page.. 1333 ..

media and art programs work very well in extending the purportedly gifted and talented and giving those young people at risk of falling out of the system a renewed enthusiasm for going to school. It is not a question of legislation, then; it is a question of creativity and resources.

Question put:

That Mr Pratt’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Proposed new clause 30A negatived.

Sitting suspended from 6.31 to 8.00 pm

Clauses 31 to 35, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 36.

MR SPEAKER: The question is that clause 36 be agreed to. Ms Dundas was to do something here, but she is not here to do so.

Mr Pratt: Oh, well, move on.

Clause 36 agreed to.

Proposed new clause 36A.

MR SPEAKER: Proposed new clause 36A, Mr Pratt?

Mr Pratt: Mr Speaker, I would be quite happy to allow Ms Dundas to—

MR SPEAKER: Well, it is a bit late now.

Mr Pratt: Is it?

MR SPEAKER: I do not want to criticise anybody, but you have got to be on the ball with these things because we have a lot of work to get through.

MR PRATT (8.02): Mr Speaker, I move amendment No 13 circulated in my name to insert a new clause 36A [see schedule 3 at page 1376]. My amendment 13 requires the

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