Page 1511 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 2 May 1990
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Mr Kaine: He persistently and wilfully refuses to conform to standing orders, he persistently and wilfully disregards the authority of the Chair, he persistently and wilfully obstructs the business of the Assembly - three of the five bases for disorderly conduct on the part of a member. I believe, Mr Speaker, he has gone too far.
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I place you on warning.
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, can I draw your attention to the fact that the Chief Minister has been making similar comments right through this debate? I will just draw your attention to that and then I will proceed.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore, I ask you to withdraw that as an incorrect observation. You are impugning the integrity of the Chief Minister. He has not made a personal reflection on anybody.
MR MOORE: He called me a liar, Mr Speaker; he used the word "liar".
Mrs Grassby: He did. He called somebody a liar and he was not asked to withdraw it.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR MOORE: I withdraw it, Mr Speaker.
Mr Kaine: It was in the heat of the moment. If I had been challenged, I would have withdrawn it, but I was not challenged. So presumably you accepted that it was correct.
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Kaine: Since you did not object, I assume you - - -
MR MOORE: You constantly interrupt. He has called you to order and you have not done it.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore and Chief Minister, please!
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, few sensible comments have come out of this debate from anybody. There were not any from the Government side. Mrs Grassby made the comment that I was blaming the bureaucracy, and when I look back at my notes, yes, I see that there could be some imputation on the bureaucracy when I was talking about Mr Duby being snowed by them. I apologise to members of the bureaucracy for any imputation because I see this as Mr Duby's decision. If he decides to take their advice then that is his decision. I withdraw any imputation and I apologise for any imputation on the bureaucracy which I dealt with as a member of the Conservation, Heritage and Environment Committee. I consider it to be most competent and most responsible and I want to make sure that is on record.
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