Page 2314 - Week 08 - Thursday, 7 June 1990

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MR SPEAKER: You know that is not a point of order, Mr Berry. Please do not interject with superfluous points of order.

MR COLLAERY: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The records show that I believe there were 16 occasions when the former Chief Minister sought leave to shorten proceedings of this Assembly. Those requests were always granted with courtesy and due regard to the necessities of government. The Opposition well knows that I am the welfare Minister, I have a vital conference to attend and must be in Brisbane this evening to make good for the Territory. The Opposition is aware of that, and this is nothing more than bloody-mindedness.

On 23 May 1989, from 30 May 1989 to 22 August 1989, on 17 October 1989 and on 14 November 1989, we cut Assembly sittings to suit the convenience of this crowd opposite. Mr Berry is fast becoming a disgrace to this house. This is a worthless motion he has put. We indicated we would allow a shortened question time so that we could get the Bills and the business of this house through before we close so that we do not have to sit again next week or the week after and cost the public purse an enormous amount of money. If we do have to sit, as a result of what Mr Berry threatened earlier - to bring on a big blue and waste a lot of time; that is what he said to me - I hope that the ACT public knows the calibre of this group who purport to want to have power.

Motion (by Mr Humphries) put:

That the question be now put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 12  NOES, 5

Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Duby Mr Connolly
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Jensen Mrs Grassby
Mr Kaine Mr Wood
Dr Kinloch
Ms Maher
Mr Moore
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Stevenson

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

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