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sitting dates. I want to thank Mr Wall, Ms Cheyne and Mr Rattenbury for their assistance, and I commend the motion to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
COVID-19 pandemic response—Select Committee
Reporting date
MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (11.40): Pursuant to standing order 128, I fix a future date for the moving of this motion.
Amendment to resolution
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (11.40): I move:
That the resolution establishing the Select Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic response be amended by omitting paragraph (4)(b)(i) and substituting the following:
“(4)(b)(i) these are to be held no more than once a week for a maximum of two hours, with a minister or directorate to appear no more than once per fortnight for a maximum of one hour;”.
As per the notice today, my intention is to be consistent with the original will of this place and to have ministers and directorates appear just once per fortnight for a maximum of one hour. The change that I am putting forward today will allow for other ministers and other directorates to also be heard in the alternate weeks. It will still, in effect, mean that no directorate or minister will appear for more than an hour once a fortnight; it just will give the Assembly committee a bit more scope as to how it conducts its inquiry.
MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (11.41): The government is supporting this amendment. I personally want to thank Mr Coe for the slightly amended notice to provide more clarity that occurred on the papers during the week. It strikes the right balance between not overburdening any one minister or directorate in that they can appear only once a fortnight for a maximum of one hour but it does give the select committee scope to have government hearings once a week rather than once a fortnight.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee
Scrutiny report 41
MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (11.42): I present the following report:
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Scrutiny Report 41, dated 28 April 2020, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
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