Court Simon; Leary Ingrid; O'Connor Greg; Webb DuncanSIMON COURT (ACT): Point of order Mr Chair. Mr Chair everybody present heard you record the vote announce the vote and report the bill back. I would contend that the vote is now complete and the result recorded and the opportunity for a personal vote is no longer available to the Chair or to the committee.INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri): Speaking to the point of order. Personally—and I'm just speaking because this has been a conscience vote and there has been a lot going on and some of us don't have proxies and I don't agree that we all knew and heard and were able to do it so I would like to see the personal vote proceed.Simon Court: Speaking to the point of order.Hon Member: Speaking to the point of order.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Just before we do that—OK what I'm going to do is I'm going to ask: was a personal vote called for?Hon Members: Yes.Hon Members: No.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): It was. OK I missed that. We are now going to have a personal vote.Simon Court: Point of order Mr Chair.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): A point of order but I've made a ruling. As a result of my error—and I realise that—I've taken advice and we are now going to have a personal vote.SIMON COURT (ACT): I would contend that the vote was held in silence and that you recorded and announced the result and I don't think Hansard would reflect that a personal vote was called for before the vote was recorded and read out. Is it possible now to seek a transcript and have that clarified now? I would contend that the result that you've announced should stand. Notwithstanding whether members were all paying attention the vote was held in silence and there was an opportunity to raise it at the time respectfully.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Actually I'm prepared to do that. I'll ask Hansard: was a personal vote called for? [Clerks give advice] OK. Right. Now we have just taken all the advice from people that know more about this than I do fortunately. Mr Court your point of order is correct. I have announced the vote. The vote will stand. The only thing that can happen now is that someone can seek leave to have the vote recorded. Does anyone want to seek leave?Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Point of order Mr Chair. I seek leave for a personal vote to be recorded.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.Ingrid Leary: Speaking to the point of order Mr Chair.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Well I think the points of order have now been ruled unless it's a new point of order.INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri): It is a new point of order. With the greatest respect when you had made your previous ruling I understood that you had made a ruling and then you actually gave leave to Mr Court to be able to do a new point of order. On that basis I feel that it's appropriate to be able to just say that this is a matter of great importance to people who follow the alcohol and drugs conversations and to miss out on an—Hon Matt Doocey: Nothing about drugs.INGRID LEARY: —appropriate personal vote for the sake of—CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): In silence please Mr Doocey.INGRID LEARY: —to miss out on representing our constituents and our conscience appropriately because there has been a confusing succession of points of order and then a change of heart. With the greatest respect I wonder if perhaps it's better to go to the beginning of it and seek a personal vote and then see whether that takes place or not. I'm not suggesting how you do your job but I just think it's quite unfair if you have made a ruling and then you have reversed that ruling in the face of a point of order and then ruled on that ruling.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): No no—I've taken a ruling on the basis of the best advice I am going to get tonight. So I take your point but the vote stands. The vote will stand. I will now report the bill without amendment.House resumed.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Mr Speaker the committee has considered the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Winery Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill and reports it without amendment. I move That the report be adopted.Motion agreed to.Report adopted.