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of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal), the legal profession and in particular with any persons that may be nominated by the Attorney-General.
I had hoped that a question of this nature would not have entered the Assembly today. The Government has set about something that may take a year or two years or may never take place. It has appointed a consultant, a person of indisputable standing, to prepare a discussion paper which will be issued at the end of June for full consultation with all affected members of the community. Mr Connolly refers to lack of consultation. What is consultation when you cannot do that?
Ms Follett: So did Mr Phelps. So did the Law Society.
MR COLLAERY: I have spoken with Mr Phelps, president of the Law Society, and I can inform the house that Mr Phelps has issued a statement which is entirely consistent with the Assembly's intentions to ensure that there is full consultation with all elements of the profession. No decisions have been put forward to the Executive of this Government in relation to any of those matters at this stage. They are for consultation.
I do wish to say one thing, Mr Speaker. In the Chief Justice's address to newly admitted practitioners they were senior partners of national law firms and - - -
Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; he sought leave to deal with a misrepresentation, and this has absolutely nothing to do with it. It is irrelevant.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Members of the Opposition incorrectly said that the leave of the Assembly was required for Mr Collaery to make a statement. That was not correct. I address you to standing order 46 in particular, Mr Wood. It is up to the Chair to give leave on a personal explanation but, because you forced the issue, you now have given leave of the Assembly to Mr Collaery to make a statement and therefore I am not prepared to intervene. Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, the Assembly gave - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! You are not given permission to debate.
Mr Moore: The point I am making is that we gave him - - -
MR SPEAKER: You are making a point. Order! Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
MR COLLAERY: I said I was indebted to the members. If they care to read their rule books, they will understand what they are doing. Mr Speaker, I will read into the record one comment by the Chief Justice. He said:
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