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commenced, but quite clearly what has happened is that the sham is going to be allowed to continue. I ask you to rule, as you have power under the standing orders, that Mr Collaery cease abusing the privileges of this Assembly.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for your observation, Mr Whalan. Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
Mr Whalan: On a point of order; could I ask you to give your ruling, Mr Speaker? You are upholding the abuse of the privileges of this chamber, is that correct?
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Whalan! Please resume your seat. My observation is that I have asked Mr Collaery to proceed. That is my ruling.
Mr Whalan: So, in other words, you are upholding the abuse and making a sham of this chamber.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Whalan.
Mr Whalan: You are making a sham of this chamber.
MR SPEAKER: Please withdraw that comment. Mr Whalan, I ask you to withdraw that comment.
Mr Whalan: I will withdraw because otherwise you will take great delight in calling upon Norm to move some sort of motion to throw me out, but the fact of the matter is that you are making a sham of this place. But I do withdraw the remark.
MR SPEAKER: I request an unqualified withdrawal, Mr Whalan.
Mr Whalan: But you have an unqualified withdrawal.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you.
MR COLLAERY: Now, in the time available, Mr Speaker, might I add that I have not had the advantage of a dinner or a drink in preparation for this evening's sitting. In the arrangements which lead each of us to speak on our portfolio concerns tonight, my colleague Mr Duby has made clear his program in our Cabinet discussions. I am merely encapsulating, in written form, the nature of the Alliance Government's conjoint proposals for government in this Territory.
It has been suggested by Mr Whalan that there is some farce involved here. I would have thought that the very specific outline of our portfolio responsibilities would have been of assistance to the members opposite in preparing their work schedules, in preparing themselves to counter this Government as is their proper role in opposition. Not in the least, Mr Speaker, and that, of course, is a problem that we are going to face in this Assembly and is regrettably - - -
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