Page 3002 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 17 October 2007

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He was a fine man. He certainly gave me some financial advice from time to time, which has assisted me during my time in the Assembly. He was a great family man, a great member of his community, a great friend and one of the great architects of self-government, getting it up and running in the ACT in a practical way through his efforts as the ACT’s first Auditor-General.

Farewell, old friend. On behalf of the ACT community, thank you for all you have done.

Question resolved in the affirmative, members standing in their places.

Leave of absence

Motion (by Mrs Burke) agreed to:

That leave of absence be given to Mr Smyth for today’s sitting.

Legal Affairs—Standing Committee

Scrutiny report 46

MR SESELJA (Molonglo): I present the following report:

Legal Affairs—Standing Committee (performing the duties of a Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation Committee)—Scrutiny Report 46, dated 15 October 2007, together with the relevant minutes of proceedings.

I seek leave to make a brief statement.

Leave granted.

MR SESELJA: Scrutiny report 46 contains the committee’s comments on two bills, 19 pieces of subordinate legislation and two government responses. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.

Anti-Poverty Week

MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change, Minister for the Arts): I seek leave to move a motion concerning Anti-Poverty Week.

Leave not granted.

Standing orders—suspension

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