“Your Parliament – Your Voice”
From the Office of the Speaker
The House met on Wednesday 7 March 2012 at 10 am and
concluded at 2.25 pm. The House rose for a period of silence to acknowledge the
passing of Richard Clarence Hamilton-Irvine and Penelope June
Eggins.
Petitions
Mr Sheridan presented a Petition from 236 residents of
Norfolk Island . The Petition read: “We the undersigned being residents of
Norfolk Island HEREBY seek that you as the Minister responsible for Health
matters on Norfolk Island, take all necessary steps and seek all possible means
to retain and engage the professional services of Dr Mark Szolkowski for the
benefit of the community of Norfolk Island as the Community is in urgent need
for the provision of the professional services and expertise held by Dr Mark
Szolkowski in the fields of: Psychiatry, Emergency medicine, General Practice
and Rural and Remote Medicine”.
Answers were provided both to questions without
notice and on notice.
1) Mr
Sheridan – Petition (see above)
2) Mr Buffett – Outstanding Road Map Initiatives
3) Mr
Buffett - Statement of Reasons why the 2010/2011 Financial Statements have not
been given to the Auditor General within 5 Months after the end of the
Financial Year
4) Mr King – Papers in adjournment debate from
which he had quoted in Questions without notice
Statements were made by -
The Chief Minister, Mr Buffett –
a) on
Reasons why the 2010/2011 Financial Statements have not been given to the
Auditor General within 5 Months after the end of the Financial Year; and
b)
on
Road Map progress
Outcomes for
matters on the Notice Paper which were debated are as follows:
1 Goods and
Services (Amendment) Bill 2012 – presented and passed through all stages as an
urgent Bill
April
sitting of the Legislative Assembly
The next scheduled sitting of the
Legislative Assembly is Wednesday 11 April 2012 at 10 am.
To read the Notice Paper, Programme and
Minutes of Proceedings and legislation tabled in the House go to www.info.gov.nf. Issued from the Office of the Speaker on 16 March 2012
and posted on the blog site http://yourparliamentyourvoice.blogspot.com
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