Page 1078 - Week 06 - Thursday, 27 July 1989
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Leave granted.
Amendments, as amended, agreed to.
Motion, as amended, agreed to.
POSTPONEMENT OF NOTICES
Motion (by Mr Whalan) agreed to:
That notices Nos 2 to 7, executive business, be postponed until a later hour this day.
BUDGET 1989-90
Ministerial Statement
Consideration resumed from 25 July, on motion by Ms Follett:
That the Assembly takes note of the following paper:
1989-90 Budget - Initial Statement - Ministerial statement, 25 July 1989, together with appendices.
Suspension of Standing and Temporary Orders
Motion (by Mr Whalan) agreed to:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would allow Mr Kaine to speak for a period not exceeding 31 minutes.
MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (3.13): I do not know that I can speak for exactly 31 minutes, but I will do my best. Mr Speaker, following the Chief Minister's quote from Proverbs a little while ago perhaps I should sit down now, otherwise I might be struck down by retribution at the end of the 31 minutes. I will press on anyway.
The Chief Minister and Treasurer presented her draft budget for 1989-90 to this Assembly on 25 July 1989. Following Labor's open and consultative government policy, community consultation has been invited over the two-month period of July and August - a worthy, if idealistic, objective.
A great deal needs to be said about the Chief Minister's draft budget, as expressed in her initial statement, in terms of both what is contained in it and what is omitted. My first reaction to the budget, Mr Speaker, was that it was a good exercise in maintaining the status quo in preserving the existing balance. It is a steady-as-she-goes budget.
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