Page 1358 - Week 04 - Thursday, 4 April 2019

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I have had a number of conversations with Mr Rattenbury. I offered to have conversations with Ms Lee. In my view, even a vague reference to an individual or to a school would be easily identifiable to most people in the ACT and therefore would have a detrimental impact, as Mr Pettersson has pointed out. It would be incredibly damaging. It has been my position all the way along to avoid that happening. Madam Speaker, I do not support Ms Lee’s amendment. I ask that the Assembly support my motion.

Question put:

That the amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 9

Noes 12

Mr Coe

Mr Milligan

Mr Barr

Ms Le Couteur

Mrs Dunne

Mr Parton

Ms Berry

Ms Orr

Mrs Jones

Mr Wall

Ms J Burch

Mr Pettersson

Mrs Kikkert

Ms Cheyne

Mr Rattenbury

Ms Lawder

Ms Cody

Mr Steel

Ms Lee

Ms Fitzharris

Ms Stephen-Smith

Amendment negatived.

Original question resolved in the affirmative.

Sitting suspended from 12.01 to 2.00 pm.

Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services

Statement by Speaker

MADAM SPEAKER: Today Ms Cody gave written notice of a possible breach of privilege, alleging that confidential proceedings of the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services had been released to the Canberra Times. Upon receiving the letter, I subsequently wrote to Ms Cody pursuant to standing order 242, seeking their views as to whether the matter raised by Ms Cody had interfered with the inquiry. I also asked the committee to seek to discover the source of the alleged release of confidential proceedings. The committee replied to me indicating that it had a tendency to substantially interfere with the work of the committee.

Under the provisions of standing order 276, I must determine, as soon as practicable, whether or not the matter merits precedence over other business. If, in my opinion, the matter does merit precedence, I must inform the Assembly of that decision and notify the member who raised the matter with me. That done, the member may move a motion in accordance with standing order 81A to refer the matter to a select committee appointed by the Assembly for that purpose. If, in my opinion, the matter does not merit precedence, I would inform the member in writing and may also inform the Assembly.

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