Page 945 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 27 March 1990
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Mr Kaine: Mr Speaker, I refer to standing order 209. I draw your attention to a member of the gallery who is sitting there. He has done this in the past, and was banned from the house because of it. He has just made threatening gestures to me. Mr Speaker, under standing order 209 I want him removed from the house.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, you will have to define what is meant by "the house"?
Mr Kaine: This house that I am sitting in.
MR SPEAKER: The chamber.
Mr Kaine: I do not know what you mean by "the house". His conduct is disorderly in accordance with standing order 209, and I want him out. There is another one, Mr Speaker. Did you see his actions?
MR SPEAKER: Order, Chief Minister!
Mrs Grassby: Oh, good God. What is going on?
Mr Kaine: I will tell you what is going on.
Mrs Grassby: You have gone mad. They have to pull themselves together, for God's sake.
Mr Kaine: The behaviour is appalling.
Mrs Grassby: Oh, for God's sake, pull yourselves together. This is unbelievable.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Chief Minister, please!
Mrs Grassby: I would like to know what they had for dinner, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Grassby! I ask the Leader of the Opposition to bring this to the attention of her staff and deal with it at a later date.
Ms Follett: Mr Speaker, may I ask what it is that you wish me to draw to the attention of my staff?
MR SPEAKER: The threatening motions from your staff in the public gallery.
Ms Follett: I have not observed any such motions, Mr Speaker.
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker - - -
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