Vicki Dunne MLA

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

MEDIA RELEASE

25 October 2016

Speaker welcomes new MLAs to Legislative Assembly, presentation of new member badges

Vicki Dunne, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, will welcome 12 members-elect to the Assembly building as part of induction arrangements for new members.

When: 9:30 on Thursday 27 October
Where: Bluebell Room (adjacent to Exhibition Room) Level 1, Legislative Assembly building

Following Speaker Dunne’s welcoming remarks, members-elect will be presented with a limited edition member badge.

Made by the Royal Australian Mint, member badges were introduced in 2009 to celebrate twenty years of
self-government in the Territory. It is recognition of the valuable contribution made by members to the ACT. The badge, which features the Assembly’s logo, is made of silver and individually numbered, based on the order of when each member took, or will take, their oath or affirmation in the Assembly.

To date 68 member badges have been presented to former and current members of the Assembly.

Following the Speaker’s welcoming remarks and presentation of badges, members-elect will participate in a number of induction sessions with the Clerk and staff from the Office of the Legislative Assembly.

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