Page 1520 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 27 September 1989
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Mr Kaine: No. I have withdrawn my motion.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: You have withdrawn that, right.
MR KAINE: No, I do not withdraw that motion.
Mr Whalan: Let us adjourn. He just withdrew.
A member: But he withdrew his withdrawal.
Mr Kaine: No, I withdrew the gag, Mr Whalan.
Mr Whalan: No, he withdrew the motion. I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Resume your seat, Mr Whalan.
Mr Whalan: But he withdrew his motion.
Mr Kaine: That was a misunderstanding. I withdrew my gag motion, Mr Whalan.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: He withdrew his gag motion.
Mr Jensen: Mr Deputy Speaker, on a point of order; I understand that you requested Mr Whalan to resume his seat. He has not done so.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I ask both members to resume their seats.
Mr Whalan: Mr Deputy Speaker, on a point of order; this is becoming outrageous. Very clearly Mr Kaine said, "I withdraw my motion". The only motion before the chair was the motion to suspend standing orders. Clearly, that is the only motion which he is capable of withdrawing. You accepted that withdrawal, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I put it to you that you adhere to your own rulings.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: I will just take advice on that, Mr Whalan.
Mr Kaine: I will move the motion again if Mr Whalan would like me to clarify it.
Mr Whalan: Well, I am quite happy to debate it again, too.
Mr Kaine: We might move the gag again, too.
Mr Whalan: We know that the opposition will deny democracy. We are used to that. It is taking fluoride out of the water without any consultation. There is nothing less democratic than that.
Mr Prowse: It went in without consultation. This is correcting the situation.
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