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Ayes 10		Noes 7
Mr Berry	Mr Hargreaves	Mrs Burke	Mr Smyth
Mr Corbell	Ms MacDonald	Mrs Dunne	Mr Stefaniak
Dr Foskey	Ms Porter	Mr Mulcahy
Ms Gallagher	Mr Quinlan	Mr Pratt
Mr Gentleman	Mr Stanhope	Mr Seselja

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Question put:

That Mr Smyth’s motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 7		Noes 10
Mrs Burke	Mr Smyth	Mr Berry	Mr Hargreaves
Mrs Dunne	Mr Stefaniak	Mr Corbell	Ms MacDonald
Mr Mulcahy		Dr Foskey	Ms Porter
Mr Pratt		Ms Gallagher	Mr Quinlan
Mr Seselja		Mr Gentleman	Mr Stanhope

Question so resolved in the negative.

Public Sector Management Amendment Bill 2005

Mr Smyth, pursuant to notice, presented the bill and its explanatory statement.

Title read by Clerk.

MR SMYTH (Brindabella—Leader of the Opposition) (12.03): I move:

That this bill be agreed to in principle.

The Public Sector Management Amendment Bill arises as a result of what is now commonly known as the Tonkin affair. I recently received advice from the Commissioner for Public Administration that she is not able to provide me with advice on the backdoor approach used by this government to legalise ongoing payments to its most senior public servant without having to end his contract.

It does not sit well with me that we have a Commissioner for Public Administration who is not able to look into matters that go the heart of public administration and, in turn, good governance that are referred to her by an ordinary MLA. Currently, the commission is only able to look into matters that are referred or approved by the Chief Minister. This does not bode well for the open, honest, transparent and accountable government that this government once promised. If the government is to be kept accountable, particularly

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