Page 329 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 7 March 2007

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MR STEFANIAK (Ginninderra—Leader of the Opposition) (5.48): I move:

That the question be divided.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Ordered that the amendments be divided.

Amendment No 1 negatived.

Question put:

That amendment No 2 be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella) (5.52): I would like to thank members for their contributions to the—

Mr Stefaniak: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker, if Mr Gentleman is closing the debate. There is, in relation to an earlier ruling, still a problem with paragraph 3 of the two remaining motions there. He mentions investigating Thiess, and that probably offends the sub judice provisions. We have been very careful during debate, as a result of your ruling, not to mention individuals’ names or a company’s name, which actually was the point of my amendment. But that has been defeated. So I think Mr Gentleman needs to amend that; otherwise he will be breaching your ruling—

MR SPEAKER: I do not think—

Mr Stefaniak: because he is calling on the Chief Minister to write to the ABCC to investigate Thiess for those breaches.

Mr Barr: Mr Speaker, on the point of order: you have already ruled on this matter.

MR SPEAKER: I think paragraph 3 as it stands on the notice paper is able to be decided upon here today. Mr Gentleman is about to conclude the debate.

MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I began, I would like to thank everybody for their contributions here this afternoon.

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