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Legislative Assembly (29 October 2026, 2:00 pm)

29 October 2026

Contents updated on 6 Nov 2026

Question Time covers capital procurement, health, housing, infrastructure and education issues, followed by rulings on written questions, clarifications on heat and smoke refuges and Birrigai works, Speaker’s procedural rulings and the formal shift to private members’ business.

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Question Time and procedural follow-up

00:11

Question Time — procurement, health, infrastructure and housing

00:11

Q1 — Opposition leader: independent review of ACT procurement

00:11

Q2 — Minister for Health: peptide use and free syringes

03:26

Q3 — Morris: illegal tobacco closure laws and human rights

07:04

Q4 — Clay: Auditor‑General report on community facilities management

10:55

Q5 — Emerson and Castley: plug‑in balcony solar and energy equity

15:55

Q6 — Castley and Emerson: Barrenjoey respite facility refurbishment and closure

19:34

Q7 — Emerson: impact on Beryl Gurri staff and procurement constraints

24:28

Q8 — Berry: public housing wait list, domestic violence and children

26:53

Q9 — Castley and Carrick: deferred Gungahlin projects and capital deferrals

27:47

Q10 — Werner‑Gibbings: Canberra Lyric Theatre progress and precinct impact

29:05

Canberra Lyric Theatre — projected economic benefits

31:28

Fossil fuel‑funded teacher PD — TQI accreditation

32:27

Forrest Black Spot roundabout — timing and safety

34:22

Jamison Centre pothole — citizen repairs and liability

35:59

1 Moore Street asbestos — asset management failures

40:41

Dryland ovals reactivation — scope, costs and planning

44:31

MyWay+ on Custom Denning buses — costs and NEC contract

49:27

School budgets 2027 — WHS risks and principal support

55:59

Q17 — National Multicultural Festival 2027 preparations

01:02:42

Post‑question time rulings, clarifications and move to private members’ business

01:06:05

Matters arising — overdue written questions explanations

01:06:05

Clarification on heat and smoke refuges policy

01:08:54

Speaker’s rulings — addressing through the chair and use of ‘misinformation’

01:10:29

Supplementary detail — Birrigai facility upgrade works

01:15:03

Clarification requested on Speaker’s question‑time ruling

01:16:46

Papers tabled and transition to private members’ business

01:19:39

Private members’ bills — electoral franchise and portable leave

01:20:44

Electoral (Eligibility) Amendment Bill — extended franchise proposals

01:20:44

Electoral (Eligibility) Amendment Bill — case for 16‑ and 17‑year‑old voting

01:20:44

Electoral (Eligibility) Amendment Bill — voting rights for permanent residents

01:25:43

Electoral (Eligibility) Amendment Bill — human rights features and adjournment

01:29:31

Portable Long Service Leave review bill — debate and division

01:31:13

Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Amendment Bill — government opposition

01:31:13

Minister Pettersson — rationale for portable long service leave

01:34:03

Minister Pettersson — rebuttal of Liberal opposition and challenge on rollbacks

01:37:14

Parton (Liberal) — support for Cocks bill and small business concerns

01:41:00

Braddock (Greens) — firm opposition to delay and defence of scheme design

01:45:29

Milligan (Liberal) — hospitality sector objections and call for evidence

01:48:39

Emerson (Independent) — balancing small business realities and workers’ rights

01:53:51

Emerson (Independent) — support for expansion, critique of bill’s review trigger

01:58:11

Castley — critique of limited delay and call for clearer anti-scheme stance

02:02:57

ACT business costs and regulation — opposition critique

02:05:28

Fiona Carrick: support for portable long service leave

02:07:28

Minister Yvette Berry: historical precedent and worker entitlements

02:10:26

Deborah Morris: small business pressures and job losses

02:14:48

Deborah Morris: human rights comparison and closing

02:18:20

Ed Cocks: political framing and sector vulnerability

02:20:10

Ed Cocks: profit margins, tax impact and wages

02:25:01

Ed Cocks: scheme design, cross‑subsidy and evidence demand

02:29:50

Division on bill agreeing in principle

02:33:59

Housing policy oversight and local facilities

02:36:44

Housing ACT targets and vacancies — motion and adoption

02:36:44

Division result and introduction of private members’ motion

02:36:44

Carrick — public housing targets, vacancies and service mapping

02:38:41

Barry (Opposition) — accountability for Housing ACT performance

02:45:55

Emerson (Independent) — funding, delivery milestones and homelessness data

02:52:38

Vassarotti (Greens) — adequacy of target and scrutiny of pipeline

02:57:29

Government amendments via Orr — pipeline, 400‑dwelling gap and flexibility

03:03:03

Housing Minister — vacant properties and waitlist churn

03:08:01

Housing ACT targets motion — closing remarks and adoption

03:13:00

Richardson shops redevelopment, papers noted and procedural correction

03:14:40

Papers noted — Richardson shops regulatory update (Nuttall)

03:14:40

Papers noted — Richardson shops community advocacy (Tough)

03:16:33

Transition to executive business — correction on procurement and committee timing

03:18:17

Economic regulation, gambling inquiry and adjournment statements

03:19:52

Competition Legislation Amendment Bill and gambling inquiry referral

03:19:52

Competition Legislation Amendment Bill — item called and debate opened

03:19:52

Competition Bill — Liberals’ support and scope of amendments (Cocks I)

03:20:34

Competition Bill — implementation challenges and regulatory burden (Cocks II)

03:23:37

Competition Bill — competitive neutrality, productivity and cost of living (Cocks III)

03:27:02

Competition Bill — Greens’ backing, government response and passage

03:33:45

Economics, Industry and Recreation Committee — inquiry into gambling amendment bills

03:37:58

90‑second statements and adjournment — community, youth and awards

03:39:25

90-second statements — health awareness campaigns

03:39:25

Adjournment moved — youth mental health services access

03:42:44

Adjournment — youth proposal for community partnership funding

03:46:35

Adjournment — student speech on AI and lethal weapons

03:51:17

Adjournment — Pegasus Riding for the Disabled 50 for 50

03:54:19

Standing orders suspended — ACT Australian of the Year nominees

03:58:03

Adjournment — community wealth building and ACT procurement

04:01:48

Adjournment and closure — Children’s Week and child rights

04:06:37

Legislative Assembly (29 October 2026, 2:00 pm)

29 October 2026

Legislative Assembly Thu, 29 Oct 2026 ACT Legislative Assembly

Follow its sittings

00:10 - 00:13

Speaker 5

Thank you, members.

00:13 - 00:17

Speaker 2

Questions without notice, I call the leader of the opposition.

00:17 - 01:01

Speaker 8

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, following findings of serious corrupt conduct in Operation Kingfisher, which led to the resignation of the then Deputy Chief Minister, Master Builders ACT has rightfully called for action to restore confidence in the territory's procurement system. The estimates committee has also recommended an independent review of previous capital procurements. Will the Chief Minister commit here and now to an independent review of previous ACT government capital projects over the last decade to establish whether other tenders were subject to inappropriate influence and whether taxpayers received value for money?

01:01 - 01:34

Speaker 7

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well of course all previous tenders have and are going through a process of assessment. The Auditor-General is also an independent entity, so I'm giving some consideration to whether a referral to the Auditor-General would be the appropriate way to address the issues that the leader of the opposition has raised. It would then be up to the auditor to determine which, if any, projects his team wish to look at.

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