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individuals. As our city grows, we will continue working with our Emergency Services Agency, experts across government and our volunteers to prepare and keep our city safe. I am proud of the investments this government has made and will continue to make to support this important work.

While we did well, we can improve. This bill is one example of this, and we will continue to improve as we prepare for the next bushfire season, which is coming ever closer. I commend the bill to the Assembly.

Debate (on motion by Mrs Jones) adjourned to the next sitting.

Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee

Scrutiny report 49

MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (10.36): I present the following report:

Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Scrutiny Report 49, dated 18 August 2020, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.

I seek leave to make a brief statement.

Leave granted.

MRS JONES: Scrutiny report 49 contains the committee’s comments on two bills and one government response. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.

Administration and Procedure—Standing Committee

Report 17

MS J BURCH (Brindabella) (10.37): I present the following report:

Administration and Procedure—Standing Committee—Report 17—Inquiry into possible structures of the committee system for the 10TH Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory, dated 20 August 2020, together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.

MS CHEYNE (Ginninderra) (10.37), by leave, I move:

That the report be noted.

This is a report that sets out some suggestions and recommendations from the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure about how committees might be structured in the Tenth Assembly. That Assembly will be able to consider the recommendations.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

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