Page 2182 - Week 10 - Thursday, 26 October 1989
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It is unfortunate that this is being rushed through. It is unfortunate that new provisions in this legislation are not only in line with legislation in other States but exceed this situation.
Unfortunately, it looks like there will be no opportunity for fair consultation with people in the public gallery today, business community representatives, or other representatives. There will not be today, but let us hope there will be soon.
I agree that there is an onerous workload to follow and, as soon as we get the consultants through, I will have the opportunity to gain the specialist knowledge and understanding that I need and fairly obviously that other parties could use in this Assembly.
MR MOORE (5.11): I rise to congratulate the Labor Party and Mr Stevenson for holding out for what they believe in and for at least making it - - -
Mr Stefaniak: Oh, no, the independent socialist NIMBY.
MR MOORE: I am glad you mentioned NIMBY, Mr Stefaniak, because I just prepared a little word I would like to say on that. There are many reasons why we need to be grateful to the Deputy Chief Minister, among them his introduction to the Assembly of two words which have gained instant popularity. The first, as we remember, was "mendacious". The second, which Mr Stefaniak has seized upon with all the enthusiasm of a child with a new toy, is "NIMBY".
Now I am not a NIMBY, despite rumours to the contrary. Indeed, the Deputy Chief Minister used the acronym to describe an organisation which I no longer belong to. Mind you, I am happy to be described as a NIMBY if the alternative is belonging to a group, the only appropriate acronym for which is CLOWN. I hope no-one will take offence, but CLOWN is short for Closet Liberals Only Worried about Numbers. Speaking of the CLOWNs, it is interesting that at least while the Liberals are prepared to say "This is our stance" and hold by it, there are the CLOWNs who are now saying, "We are going to vote with this, but we are going to say we are not voting with it", trying to put the responsibility back on the Minister who has presented the particular Bill and the particular amendments.
Now the crux of the matter is, if you vote for this Bill and you vote for this amendment, then you are responsible for it too. Anything else is just wimping out.
MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (5.13): I would like to respond on this very important issue to the new NIMBY party, and I just want to make one comment. During the closing stages of this debate I think two members of the Government made some reference to 25 July. That, Mr
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