Page 3048 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 5 December 1989
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .
Mr Duby: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; my question is a technical one. How can the Deputy Chief Minister submit private members' business?
MR HUMPHRIES (5.56): Mr Speaker, the Liberal Party opposes Mr Whalan's amendment on the basis that I think it is appropriate to allow the new Chief Minister the time that he needs to make important decisions about the conduct of government in the Territory. I recall that, after 11 May, the Assembly adjourned on a similar motion and rose for a period of four or five weeks.
Mrs Nolan: No, a week.
MR HUMPHRIES: Was it only a week? Well, it was certainly longer than one day. I stand corrected, but it was certainly longer than one day. I think that two days is more than enough time to deal with important issues. I think that is a period of grace that the Assembly ought to allow the new Government.
MR SPEAKER: I would like to advise that the amendment is out of order in that, if the motion moved by the Chief Minister had not been proposed, we would have been meeting on that day. So, in effect, the amendment is not required. You just have to vote for or against the motion.
Question put:
That the motion be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 11 NOES, 6
Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Duby Ms Follett
Mr Humphries Mrs Grassby
Mr Jensen Mr Moore
Mr Kaine Mr Whalan
Dr Kinloch Mr Wood
Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Stevenson
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
NEW GOVERNMENT
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MR KAINE (Chief Minister) (5.59), by leave: Mr Speaker, today begins a new Government for the Territory and, in connection with that, 10 people have joined together to
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .