Page 4167 - Week 14 - Thursday, 25 October 1990
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Mr Jensen: Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 62. I think we have had enough of this.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you. I agree with you. Please debate the issue, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Thank you, Mr Jensen, for bringing me back to the topic. Mr Speaker, the point is that for the Government to bring forward a censure motion like this at this time is absolutely pathetic.
MRS GRASSBY (4.08): Mr Speaker, I would like to move the amendment circulated in my name. Do you wish me to read it out?
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mrs Grassby.
Mr Jensen: I thought you were not going to waste time.
Mr Moore: If you were as slippery as you were with your travel you would be right.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Moore, withdraw that.
Mr Moore: I withdraw it, Mr Speaker.
Mr Collaery: I take a point of order. This man has persistently and wilfully abused the privilege of this Assembly all afternoon. He is determined to create some slur on me. He is going to proceed with that until you use your powers as Speaker and name him, Mr Speaker.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I shall not comment on travel again this afternoon.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you. I put you on warning that if you do so you will be out.
MRS GRASSBY: Mr Speaker, I would like to move the amendment circulated in my name. Do you wish me to read it to you?
MR SPEAKER: Yes, move the amendment circulated in your name.
MRS GRASSBY: I move:
Omit all words after "That", substitute "Mr Humphries be censured for his failure to provide adequate ambulance services to the people of the ACT".
I do not need to speak very long to this amendment because I think the evidence has been given by Mr Berry. He has quoted figures and facts in every way in his speech. The
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