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(b) two Members to be nominated by the Opposition; and

to be notified in writing to the Speaker within two hours of this motion passing;

(3) an Opposition Member shall be elected chair of the Committee by the Committee;

(4) funds be provided by the Assembly to permit the engagement of external expertise to work with the Committee to facilitate the analysis of the Budget and the preparation of the report of the Committee;

(5) the Committee is to report by Tuesday, 30 July 2019;

(6) if the Assembly is not sitting when the Committee has completed its inquiry, the Committee may send its report to the Speaker or, in the absence of the Speaker, to the Deputy Speaker, who is authorised to give directions for its printing, publishing and circulation; and

(7) the foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.

This is the standard motion that is brought every year to establish the estimates committee.

Mr Barr: Here we go again.

MR WALL: Here we go again, yes. Everyone is getting a shiver down their spine that is reminiscent of those cold mornings and afternoons sitting in that committee room. The motion is a standard one that has been brought forward for the last number of years. The composition of the committee will be two members from the opposition, two from the government and one from the crossbench, to inquire into the appropriation papers as they come forward from the Treasurer in due course.

The reason for setting it up at this time of the year, as with previous years, just gives the committee adequate time to go through the procurement process, should they choose to do so, to get an expert reviewer to advise the estimates committee in their preparations for estimates and in their deliberations. I commend the motion to the Assembly.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Administration and Procedure—Standing Committee

Report 9

MS J BURCH (Brindabella) (10.43): I present the following report:

Administration and Procedure—Standing Committee—Report 9—Citizen’s Right of Reply—Australian Education Union, dated 20 February 2019, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.

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