Page 761 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 1990
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MR SPEAKER: Mr Jensen is addressing the amendment and all members are entitled to speak to the amendment.
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, in another incident recently we saw once again the sort of misleading, mischievous statements made by members opposite. Ms Follett continued with the fiasco of implying that the Kaine Alliance Government would use $30m out of the current budget - - -
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker, under standing order 140. I believe the amendment is not relevant to the question which it proposes to amend.
MR SPEAKER: I have ruled on that, Mr Moore. Please proceed, Mr Jensen.
MR JENSEN: Ms Follett implied clearly that the Kaine Alliance Government would spend $30m on the VFT project out of the current budget. That was quite clearly a fabrication. I will let others address the comments made by Mr Whalan in relation to the Canberra Tourist Bureau. However, I will refer to some of the statements made by Mr Whalan in relation to the Tuggeranong swimming pool. At the time Mr Whalan was making statements that were clearly at odds - - -
Mr Berry: I rise on a point of order. I have to persist with standing order 140. This matter must be reconsidered on the basis of relevance.
MR SPEAKER: I take your point, Mr Berry. I will take advice on this and give you my ruling in a moment.
The situation is that this is a censure motion and the alternative is now a censure motion on different people. Therefore, we are still addressing a censure motion - - -
Mr Whalan: No. I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is a censure motion in relation to specific issues. The alternative proposition refers to the Legislative Assembly, the Northbourne Flats and the future employment of the staff of the Canberra Tourist Bureau. I cannot see anything about the Tuggeranong swimming pool in there anywhere. I would appreciate someone in the Government taking an interest in that pool, but it is certainly not mentioned in this motion.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, if you are to be seen to be independent you must reconsider this.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that advice, Mr Moore! Mr Jensen, please proceed.
Mr Kaine: You know what will happen if you keep this up!
Mr Moore: What kind of a physical threat is that? I am quite happy to go out and let you hit me if that is what you want, if you think that resolves it.
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