Page 2943 - Week 13 - Thursday, 23 November 1989

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The Assembly voted -

AYES, 9  NOES, 7

Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Humphries Mr Duby
Mr Jensen Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Dr Kinloch Mr Moore
Mrs Nolan Mr Whalan
Mr Prowse Mr Wood
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Stevenson

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Question put:

That the motion be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 7  NOES, 9

Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Mr Duby Mr Humphries
Ms Follett Mr Jensen
Mrs Grassby Mr Kaine
Mr Moore Dr Kinloch
Mr Whalan Mrs Nolan
Mr Wood Mr Prowse
 Mr Stefaniak
 Mr Stevenson

Question so resolved in the negative.

Mr Stevenson: Mr Speaker, I would like to speak on the motion of Mr Collaery.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Stevenson. We now go back to the motion as proposed by Mr Collaery. Ten minutes is allowed to each member. Two members have already spoken on that - the Deputy Chief Minister and Mr Collaery. I call Mr Stevenson.

MR STEVENSON (4.01): I had intended to vote against the motion, as I saw no valid reason to suspend debate on matters before the Assembly. However, after Mr Whalan's various statements, my opinion on that has changed, and I will now vote for the motion.

MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.02): Mr Speaker, I can understand why the Deputy Chief Minister was perhaps a little emotional in responding to this motion. He recognised that this is almost the last opportunity that he will have to speak in this house as a Minister of the Government, because it must be clear to him and the Chief Minister that, when we return on 5 December, the motion

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