Page 5999 - Week 14 - Wednesday, 8 December 2010

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The Greens have said they are not serious. What they have said is, as usual, they will find the way that is most favourable to the government, that is least likely to put genuine scrutiny on the government.

They have chosen a path where the person doing the inquiry is not even sure of the extent of the powers that they have. There is a sure-fire way, and it is in Mrs Dunne’s amendment. I commend Mrs Dunne’s amendment and her motion to the Assembly.

Question put:

That Mrs Dunne’s amendment to Ms Hunter’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 5		Noes 11
Mr Coe	Mr Seselja	Mr Barr	Ms Hunter
Mr Doszpot	Mr Smyth	Ms Bresnan	Ms Le Couteur
Mrs Dunne		Ms Burch	Ms Porter
		Mr Corbell	Mr Rattenbury
		Ms Gallagher	Mr Stanhope
		Mr Hargreaves

Question so resolved in the negative.

Amendment negatived.

Question put:

That Ms Hunter’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 11		Noes 5
Mr Barr	Ms Hunter	Mr Coe	Mr Seselja
Ms Bresnan	Ms Le Couteur	Mr Doszpot	Mr Smyth
Ms Burch	Ms Porter	Mrs Dunne
Mr Corbell	Mr Rattenbury
Ms Gallagher	Mr Stanhope
Mr Hargreaves

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Amendment agreed to.

MRS DUNNE (Ginninderra) (5.41): To close the debate, it is a very disappointing outcome for the staff and the residents at Bimberi that we have got a less than perfect inquiry as a result of this. Ms Hunter said that her proposal to have the young people commissioner inquire into this is a good way. It is a fair, average-quality way but it is not the best way. I will tell you why it is not the best way. I have just recently, in the

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