Page 749 - Week 05 - Thursday, 6 July 1989
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MR COLLAERY: The point is simple. The issue that my friends are attempting to raise here today in a tactical political manner, which does not do any credit to reasoned debate, is that they wish to get around standing order 71. If they have grounds and wish to debate in substance the question of any breach of privilege in this chamber, they should utilise standing order 71 and give written notice of the alleged breach.
Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I think the proposal is pretty clear, and as the mover it is probably most appropriate that I clarify it again. The move is to suspend so much of standing orders as will allow Mr Collaery to address the Assembly for an unlimited time - unlimited - on the matter of ministerial and public service impropriety. All that Mr Collaery has to do is to say whether or not he wants to address the chamber. I do not think he really needs to go on about the issues that he wants to raise in debate later on.
MR SPEAKER: Objection sustained. Mr Collaery, please get to the point. I take the position as presented to me by members of this Assembly, that you are speaking to the issue and not to the motion.
MR COLLAERY: The motion is, as I understand it, that we suspend so much of standing orders so that I can stand here until the proroguing of this Assembly in 1992 or 1991. That is a very interesting proposition. It is one that, with some notice, I might contemplate. But clearly the motion is too wide, the ambit is an absurdity, and the Rally opposes the motion on the grounds that there should be informed and reasoned debate in this Assembly and that if this issue really is a camouflaged allegation of breach of privilege it should be raised in the proper fashion, on written notice.
Question put.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 12 NOES, 5
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Mr Duby Mr Jensen
Ms Follett Dr Kinloch
Mrs Grassby Mr Moore
Mr Humphries Mr Stevenson
Mr Kaine
Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Whalan
Mr Wood
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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