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familiar with the tactics required to overcome and promote growth of his own party. But the issues are too important, I suggest, to allow these committees to spring up on the floor and for there to be a vote taken today on a matter that suggests in nine pages profound matters of concern to this Territory. We would be better to take time, as my colleague Mr Kaine has said, to look at these documents. There is a rebuke from Mr Kaine to the Government. I am very happy to see the glimmer of opposition there and, naturally, we support Mr Kaine in that effort.
The concern of the Rally, Mr Speaker - and I direct my concern to the Chair - is that many of us in this Chamber are new. Some are not new to these procedures. Mr Wood has a great deal of parliamentary experience and he is looking on sagaciously at our - and I say it with respect - wanderings at times. But it was not evident to many people in this chamber that the matter could be debated when the issues were first raised. I would ask, Mr Speaker, in future, that you give some latitude to newer members of parliament so that we can determine whether to get to our feet so that we are not seen to be disruptive. The Rally has no intention of disrupting, and does not want to disrupt, this chamber. It simply wants good, honest debate for the community. The methods adopted to date by the Deputy Chief Minister and his group are not in that genre.
DR KINLOCH (4.33): I would like to endorse Mr Collaery's comments, but I do not wish in any way to be partisan here. Perhaps I could speak for once as the oldest inhabitant. I would ask that, as we come to these new procedures, and as you yourself have noted, Mr Speaker, when the Secretariat is unable to provide us with the papers on time, we be given leeway. It is very unusual in my experience for papers suddenly to arrive and for people to be expected to consider them immediately. I ask that that never be done again.
Question put.
The Assembly voted -
Ayes, 12 Noes, 4
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Mr Duby Mr Jensen
Ms Follett Dr Kinloch
Mrs Grassby Mr Moore
Mr Humphries
Mr Kaine
Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Whalan
Mr Wood
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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