Page 958 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 26 July 1989
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MR COLLAERY: Mr Speaker, the word "slander" is inappropriate for this Assembly. It is judgmental and it is completely inappropriate. I ask the Deputy Chief Minister to withdraw the suggestion that I slandered anyone in asking his Chief Minister a question.
MR SPEAKER: Please withdraw the remark, Deputy Chief Minister.
Mr Whalan: With respect, Mr Speaker, the word "slander" is a parliamentary term, and I do not believe that there is any inconsistency with the use of the term and this man's behaviour when he slanders innocent citizens. It is not the only one that he has slandered in this chamber, and so, Mr Speaker, I would argue - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Please resume your seat. I will take advice on this matter. I take the points of both members. I will take them on notice.
Mr Whalan: To continue on the point of order, Mr Speaker, the fact is that the last time this matter came up in the Assembly I laid on the table here all the files, publicly announced to the Assembly, announced to the chamber, all the files - all the files. The point that was raised, Mr Speaker, was in relation to the national aquarium, and those files were raised here, laid on the table, and they were made available. This man was too lazy and incompetent even to take the trouble to examine the files. The man is a charlatan.
Dr Kinloch: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. Could I ask that all these words please be withdrawn by all the people who have used them? Can we go into a time warp please, Mr Speaker, go back about five minutes, and start again?
MR SPEAKER: Order! I request the Deputy Chief Minister to withdraw the imputations he made against Mr Collaery. Would you please withdraw, Deputy Chief Minister?
Mr Whalan: I withdraw the words when I called Mr Collaery a charlatan.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, I have been slandered.
MR SPEAKER: Order! I believe that the withdrawal should be unqualified, Deputy Chief Minister.
Mr Whalan: Well, I withdraw them.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you. It being 12.30 pm, the time for private members business has expired. The debate is interrupted in accordance with standing order 77, as amended by temporary order. The member speaking has leave to continue his remarks when the debate is resumed.
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