Page 2731 - Week 09 - Thursday, 9 August 1990
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In the case of the Ainslie Transfer Station that resulted in some embarrassment for Dr Hector Kinloch. I guess that issue gave rise to a decision from government that it needed to expand the committee to reflect more its views in the delivery of committee recommendations. Mr Acting Speaker, yesterday we saw the Government attempt to - - -
Mr Humphries: It succeeded.
MR BERRY: And it succeeded - you are right, Mr Humphries, for once - in increasing the number of members of that committee to ensure that it had the numbers and would therefore not be embarrassed in the future by consensus. The Labor Opposition resisted those attempts and it attempted to expand the committee by one more member, in the hope that the Government might be even-handed in the allocation of positions to parties and individuals on that committee. The Government resisted that, which was an indication that it was not really interested in consensus at all; it was interested only in crunching the numbers.
Mr Humphries: As you'll do the next time you have a majority in this place.
MR BERRY: Which will not be a long time.
Mr Humphries: Is that a promise?
Ms Follett: It's policy.
MR BERRY: Yes, that is policy. Mr Acting Speaker, the reason I stand here today - and I am sure that I will get a fair hearing from those opposite - is to seek election to this committee. The Chief Minister, in particular, has often said - some may not believe him - that he is in favour of the democratic process. I would not wish to reflect badly on Mrs Nolan in her nomination to this position, but we are quite prepared to hear her arguments in support of her position, and vote accordingly, as I am sure the Government members will do.
I will not delay the ballot any further, Mr Acting Speaker, but I call on members opposite to consider the candidates carefully and ensure that the Labor Opposition is included with its other member in this committee so that there is at least some difficulty for the Government in terms of the delivery of decisions from that committee. After all, no matter what the committee decides, the Government has the numbers anyway.
Mr Humphries: Mr Acting Speaker, I seek leave to make a short statement in support of Mrs Nolan's candidacy.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Mrs Nolan is not speaking, I take it?
Mrs Nolan: No.
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