Page 620 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 2019

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MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: Ms Le Couteur, my understanding is that your amendment No 2 cannot be moved because it is amending the same part of the clause, and Mr Ramsay’s amendment was the first one moved and agreed to.

Mr Coe: The cheat sheet says “first to the floor”.

MS LE COUTEUR: It says “first” but—

Mr Coe: The first to rise.

MS LE COUTEUR: It says “first to rise”.

Mr Coe: And you missed out.

MS LE COUTEUR: Oh well, such is life.

MADAM ASSISTANT SPEAKER: The question is that Mr Ramsay’s amendment No 1 be agreed to.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause 13, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses 14 and 15, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Clause 16.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (3.58): I move amendment No 4 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 635]. Amendment No 4 is to insert new clause 16 relating to schedule 1, clause 67 so that tenants can make a minor modification to a rental premises without a lessor’s consent.

MR RAMSAY (Ginninderra—Attorney-General, Minister for the Arts and Cultural Events, Minister for Building Quality Improvement, Minister for Business and Regulatory Services and Minister for Seniors and Veterans) (3.58): The government will not be supporting this amendment, which seeks to make consequential amendments to a later one. For the reasons previously stated, the government opposes this amendment.

Amendment negatived.

Clause 16 agreed to.

Clause 17 agreed to.

Clause 18.

MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (3.59): I move amendment No 5 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 636]. This amendment removes clauses 94 and


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