Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Address in Reply

Address in Reply

Adjourned debate on motion for adoption.

(Continued from 4 March 2020.)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:34): I thank all honourable members for their contributions to the Address in Reply debate. I acknowledge publicly their contributions. We look forward to presenting the Address in Reply to the Governor in the very near future.

The PRESIDENT: I advise honourable members that His Excellency the Governor will receive the President and members of the council appointed to the committee to prepare the draft Address in Reply at 3.40pm today for the presentation of the Address in Reply. I ask those honourable members to accompany me to Government House. The council will resume at the ringing of the bells.

Sitting suspended from 15:35 to 15:49.

The PRESIDENT: I have to inform the council that, accompanied by the mover, seconder and honourable members appointed to the committee to prepare a draft Address in Reply, I proceeded to Government House and there presented to His Excellency the Address in Reply to His Excellency's opening speech adopted by the council this day, to which His Excellency was pleased to make the following reply:

The Honourable the President

and Honourable Members of the Legislative Council

Thank you for your Address-in-Reply to the Speech with which I opened the Second Session of the Fifty-Fourth Parliament.

I am confident that you will give your best consideration to all matters placed before you.

I pray that your deliberations will add meaning and value to the lives of our South Australian community.

His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC

GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA