Page 2949 - Week 13 - Thursday, 23 November 1989
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MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, it is about keeping promises.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Jensen: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker; once again Mr Moore has disputed your ruling.
MR SPEAKER: I can handle this, thank you, Mr Jensen. Please debate the issue, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, I wonder whether you could ask Mr Jensen to nominate the actual standing order under which he calls a point of order, because so far this has just been a - - -
Mr Jensen: I will set 205 onto you, Michael, if you do not behave yourself.
MR MOORE: Now, Mr Speaker, what I am talking about is this particular motion, which says that the Assembly should adjourn until a date, 5 December, except in the event that the Government resigns. If the Government resigns there must be some form of government in this Assembly. What I am trying to say is that, in the event of a government being formed, we may have a very awkward situation. There is going to be a need to form a government and Mr Kaine should know, because it is clear that Mr Collaery mentioned in his speech that he has confidence in Mr Kaine to form a government.
I am very pleased that he has that confidence, but what we have here is Mr Jensen trying to stop me from pointing out to Mr Collaery that Mr Jensen, Dr Kinloch and Mr Collaery do not keep their promises. This is what it is all about. This is the case and this is the sort of government that we are going to have - one that does not keep its promises. He is going to have that sort of problem. That is as far as I want to go on that, Mr Speaker. Thank you very much for your indulgence, because I had to point that out and I appreciate the opportunity to do so.
We are talking about fixing an alternative day or hour of sitting, on receipt of a request in writing from an absolute majority of members. That is also part of the motion. What I am saying is that a new government will have to be formed. It is very interesting that Mr Kaine suggests that he could actually form a government with the Labor Party. Of course, we did have a situation with an unusual vote one day when Mr Stevenson, you, Mr Duby and Ms Maher voted with the Liberal Party along with one other person. I remember thinking and I said to Mr Kaine, "This could be the form of the new Government".
This is in the motion, Mr Speaker, and it is under these circumstances that I think Mr Kaine needs to very, very carefully consider whether he should call on Mr Collaery to withdraw the motion. I think there would be some sense in
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