Page 4099 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 16 Sept 2009

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Mr Seselja: Are you opposing the amendment?

MS LE COUTEUR: I am opposing the postponement, and I am saying why I am opposing the postponement. I would prefer my amendment to be moved.

MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (5.04): The opposition will be agreeing with the Chief Minister’s proposal to postpone debate on this clause until later.

Clause 2 postponed.

Clause 3.

MR STANHOPE (Ginninderra—Chief Minister, Minister for Transport, Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Minister for the Arts and Heritage) (5.05): The government will be opposing this clause because we propose to oppose all amendments to the Animal Welfare Act that are contained in this bill. This is consistent with the position that I put previously.

MS LE COUTEUR (Molonglo) (5.05): We clearly will be opposing this. This is basically removing the part of my bill which would outlaw cage egg production. We have already been through the arguments. We do not support them, of course.

MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (5.05): The Liberal opposition will be agreeing with the government on this. It is a shame that we have got to this. I think that the Chief Minister should have taken up my suggestion and opposed the bill outright. But we will be opposing this clause because we do not think that a ban on cage egg production is appropriate for the ACT.

Question put:

That clause 3 be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the negative.

Clause 3 negatived.

Clause 4.

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