Page 1021 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 28 March 1990
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As I stated in answer to the first part of Mr Whalan's question, I consider that although I hold the office of Speaker, it does not preclude me from attending party meetings. I might point out that as far as I am aware, most, if not all presiding officers in Australian Parliaments attend the meetings of their respective parties. I therefore do not consider that I have compromised my impartiality in this way and will continue to attend joint party meetings.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
MR COLLAERY (Attorney-General): Mr Speaker, I seek leave to move a motion to suspend so much of standing orders as would allow Mr Berry to explain and/or table to this Assembly in 10 minutes the details of the so-called $40m deficiency in the Alliance Government's costings for the hospital redevelopment plan.
Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, I will be speaking on the hospital restructuring plan in the matter of public importance debate, and I am sure that all of the evidence that Mr Collaery wants in relation to the matter will be brought to his attention then. Nothing will be put to him before I am ready to speak on the matter.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order. Mr Collaery moved a motion to suspend standing orders. We have not voted on the motion and he has not withdrawn it.
MR SPEAKER: You are quite correct. Thank you for that observation, Mr Moore. Mr Collaery sought leave to move his motion. Is leave granted?
Leave not granted.
MR MOORE (3.06): I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would allow this Assembly to rescind the motion carried last night to suspend Mr Whalan for two days.
Mr Collaery: You have to seek leave, don't you?
MR SPEAKER: No. Please proceed, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Looking at the matter in the cold light of day, it seems to me that the conduct of the house last night was, on a number of occasions, not what most of us would like. I was warned, as indeed were the Chief Minister and Mr Whalan, and therefore I take some responsibility.
Mr Kaine: I was not.
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