Page 765 - Week 03 - Thursday, 22 March 1990
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MR WHALAN: What Mr Collaery said is clearly there in black and white. Mr Speaker, you may have heard the interjection from Mr Collaery, but what Hansard will not report is the rather extraordinary grin that he continues to sport on his face on this occasion. This demonstrates his agitation. I will not resort to the insults of individuals that are the trade of this person. Mr Speaker, on page 16 you will see the reference there of a document that Mr Collaery indicates he will table. He also said he was going to table the document in the Assembly here today. To the best of my knowledge, it has not been tabled yet. Has it been tabled, yet, Mr Speaker?
Mr Moore: No, he is probably lying about that as well.
Mr Collaery: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr Moore interjected and said that I was probably lying about that also. He constantly does that, Mr Speaker, and you do not seem to hear him. It is becoming quite offensive to the members on this side of the house. He is a disgrace to the Assembly and he continues to be so.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Collaery. I would point out to members that I try to listen to the speakers and I wish that interjections and asides would cease. Mr Moore, if you did say that, which I did not hear, would you please withdraw it immediately? Withdraw it.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I would be delighted to withdraw it if Mr Collaery, in turn, would be prepared to withdraw the statement that he just made to you that I am a disgrace to this Assembly. I think that is far more inappropriate, considering that the censure motion we are talking about relates to whether he is a liar. I just reinforced that idea.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Moore. I will take that as an unequivocal withdrawal.
Mr Kaine: Oh, Mr Speaker! It was not unequivocal in any way.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore withdrew the statement he made to Mr Collaery as an aside. I do not accept that the statement made by Mr Collaery needs to be withdrawn because anybody making an unparliamentary statement obviously is as described by Mr Collaery.
Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I do point out, though, that his condition will get worse if he is allowed to continue.
MR SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. Please proceed, Mr Whalan.
MR WHALAN: I can understand Mr Moore's spontaneous sort of interjection, based on Mr Collaery's reputation, Mr Speaker. When we refer to page 16 of the Hansard we see the
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