Page 3489 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 19 September 1990
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Mrs Grassby: No, do it now. Let him put it in now.
Mr Duby: He is writing it out now. That will be okay.
Mr Kaine: Put it in again, now.
MR SPEAKER: All right. I will start again. I have received notification in writing of the nominations of Mr Berry, Mr Connolly, Ms Follett, Ms Maher, Mr Moore, Mrs Nolan, Mr Stevenson and Mr Jensen to be members of the Estimates Committee. As I have received more nominations than there are places, a ballot to determine the committee members will be taken under standing order 222. The bells should now be rung for four minutes and a ballot taken. I think all members are present.
Mr Collaery: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I am not clear as to whether technically you have yet received the nomination.
Mrs Grassby: He is putting it in now.
Mr Collaery: It does not matter. I do not believe the ballot should be called until you actually have that nomination. Otherwise, Mr Jensen may face challenge on that committee.
Mrs Grassby: He will not face challenge. We have agreed to it.
Mr Moore: We have just given leave for him to put it in.
Mr Collaery: Well, we do not trust - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Berry: On a point of order - - -
Mr Collaery: Do you trust him?
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mr Collaery, please!
Mr Berry: This untrusting soul opposite, Mr Speaker, is something of concern to me. To ensure that the playing field is nice and level for all the participants, I move:
That so much of standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent the nomination from being received.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that motion, Mr Berry.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
MR SPEAKER: As all members are present there is no need to ring the bells. We will distribute the ballot papers.
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