House of Assembly: Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Parliamentary Procedure

Speaker, Absence

The DEPUTY CLERK: I inform the house of the absence of the Speaker. Pursuant to standing order 17, the Deputy Speaker will take the chair.

The Deputy Speaker took the chair at 11:01.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Honourable members, we acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia and their connection to land and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to elders both past and present.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER read prayers.