Page 3097 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 12 September 1990
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Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I think your ruling should permit the Leader of the Opposition to submit the Bill and give members of this Assembly time to consider the Bill before this sort of outrageous interference with private members' business which has been put forward by the Deputy Chief Minister.
Members interjected.
MR SPEAKER: Order! The members of the Opposition are talking over the top of their member speaking.
Mr Berry: Mr Speaker, what should happen for the moment is that the Leader of the Opposition should be permitted to present her Bill, and then points of order in relation to the matters which were raised by Mr Collaery should be considered afterwards. It is pointless to proceed with the matter before the Bill is properly presented.
MR SPEAKER: I would take your point there, Mr Berry. I believe that the circumstances we are looking at are before the Administration and Procedures Committee, that is, the substance of section 65 and standing order 200, et cetera. Therefore, until such a ruling has been brought down by the Administration and Procedures Committee, I believe it would be proper for the presentation of the Bill to proceed, with no further action taken on it until a ruling from the Administration and Procedures Committee is presented to the Assembly.
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: in relation to this I must draw your attention to clause 17 of the Bill which basically says:
A member of the Tribunal shall be entitled to receive such allowances and expenses as the Executive may from time to time determine.
Mr Speaker, this is quite clearly a Bill that is proposing to spend money in clear defiance of section 65. No order is necessary, surely.
MR SPEAKER: Order! The proposition is before the Assembly and the Administration and Procedures Committee to vary that standing order and amend the section of the self-government Act.
Mr Berry: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I heard you just a few moments ago talk about motions of dissent necessarily being put on notice. You have made your ruling and I would call on you to ensure that your ruling is observed.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Berry.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, the law is very clear. It says, "shall not be proposed", and the Leader of the Opposition is clearly about to propose a Bill. I point out to you
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