Page 740 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 19 March 2019
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Mr Coe: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, in light of last sitting’s ruling and your comments this morning, I ask whether it is appropriate to say, “I withdraw. However,” because that seems to me to be a conditional withdrawal.
MADAM SPEAKER: No. The “however” was attached to the sentence about how he is dealing with the brumby situation. That was my interpretation. Minister, you have 23 seconds left.
MR GENTLEMAN: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to reiterate that in regard to the environment Canberrans need ministers who care about the environment, not the bygone era of white picket fences.
Mr Barr: I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Answers to questions on notice
Question 2157
MS LEE: In accordance with standing order 118A, I ask the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development for an explanation for the lateness of the answer to a question on notice that was due on 17 March. That is question 2157, which relates to tracking of bullying reports within the directorate. I ask for an explanation as to why this question on notice was not answered in the time frame set out in the standing orders.
MS BERRY: Yes, the explanation is that I had to leave home early this morning to attend a radio interview with Ms Lee. I left that answer to the question on notice at home. It is now in my office and you will get it shortly.
Supplementary answers to questions without notice
Children and young people—care and protection
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: On Wednesday of the last sitting week in question time, I made a statement in relation to a court case. In response to a question I was asked, I said:
The case was heard in full in 2014. The decision was handed down in 2018.
To correct the record on this, while the original case was heard in 2014, the Supreme Court appeal to which I was referring was actually heard in April 2015.
Crime—motorcycle gangs
MR GENTLEMAN: There was a question earlier to the Attorney-General on the names of outlaw motorcycle groups in the ACT. The four groups are Nomads, Comancheros, Satudarah and Rebels.
Environment—Namadgi National Park
MADAM SPEAKER: Can I go back to the point of order raised by Mr Coe? I was very clear in my understanding that it was not a qualified withdrawal. But I ask the minister to be absolutely clear for everybody that there was no qualification to the withdrawal.
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