Page 2553 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 15 November 1989
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cannot have that kind of thing going on, and you would not support it. If Mr Stevenson moved a motion in a few minutes' time saying, "I want to be a member of the Public Accounts Committee or of the Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment", you would oppose it. You would oppose it, would you not? Of course you would oppose it. And we would oppose it too, because we do not believe that this kind of thing should go on.
The lecture we had from the Chief Minister about numbers was interesting. The person that had the numbers at the last Labor Party preselection was telling us that numbers do not matter, numbers are not important. This was the person who did the numbers on the Deputy Chief Minister to get the leadership of the Labor Party. I do not lecture the Assembly about numbers but I see that the Chief Minister is prepared to do that. The numbers job done on the Deputy Chief Minister is on public record.
Let me make one more point, Mr Speaker. The point was made by the Chief Minister that Mr Moore has contributed to the cultural affairs committee. Mr Moore has not contributed to the cultural affairs committee. No member, to any great extent, has contributed to the cultural affairs committee because the cultural affairs committee essentially has not met. It was appointed some months ago, it had a very brief meeting to elect a chairman, and then retired. To my knowledge, that is the only decision that has been made by the cultural affairs committee. So, no great loss is going to be suffered from the absence of one member who has been on it for some time, because nothing has been done by that member, or by any other member.
Mr Speaker, this is a blatant and raw political move on the part of the Government. It should be rejected for what it is. We should not establish a precedent which is going to come home to roost for all of us at future times. We should respect the spirit of standing order 221 and reject this amendment.
MR WHALAN (Deputy Chief Minister): I move:
That the question be now put.
Dr Kinloch: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I accept that this is about to be gagged, but am I allowed to say that I have been misrepresented?
MR SPEAKER: After the debate.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Question put:
That the amendment (Ms Follett's) be agreed to.
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