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opportunity was there then to do it. But today because you have been under pressure from the press, the wimps that you are, you are responding to the pressure from the press.

Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I believe the Deputy Chief Minister is reflecting on the Chair. He is referring to those who voted in support of this Bill as wimps and you are not, in my estimation, Mr Speaker, a wimp. I draw the attention of members to the completely unnecessary language of this Deputy Chief Minister.

MR SPEAKER: Your objection is upheld, Mr Collaery. Please use non-objectionable language, Deputy Chief Minister.

MR WHALAN: I withdraw the reference to you, Mr Speaker, as a wimp. It is the people over on the other side who are the wimps. At least you stuck to your guns when you were interviewed in relation to this.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Your speaking time has expired, Deputy Chief Minister.

MR WHALAN: I move:

That I be granted an extension of time.

Question put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 13  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 Stevenson
Mr Whalan
Mr Wood

Question resolved in the affirmative.

(Extension of time granted)

MR WHALAN: What I am suggesting, Mr Speaker, and why the suspension of standing orders should not be granted, is that the wimps who tried to deny me the right to speak on this particular matter by refusing the extension of time, time which they had wasted by points of order - the Residents Rally party here were the people, and Hector, of course, is the classic one - are responding to community pressure. But it is too late now to have the inquiry

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