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not even know that his office has received a brief from the Speaker containing all of the information required for the matter to be sent off to the Commonwealth. He does not even know that it is there.
I am afraid, Mr Speaker, that no-one would be convinced that this Government intends to deal with this matter quickly. It intends to block this matter until it has the hospitals closed and the schools closed. That is what this Government is about. It will then argue that it is too late. That is what they will argue. It is dawdling right up to the wire, but you will not get away with it, Mr Collaery, because the fact of the matter is that the Opposition is on to you. I think this motion exposes you again if you do not support it.
Question put.
A vote having been called for and the bells being rung -
Mr Connolly: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The bells are ringing and the Speaker is trotting out the door.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: That point would be fine, Mr Connolly, if he were the member who called for the vote; but under standing order 155 it is the member who actually calls for the vote who has to remain in the chamber.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 7 NOES, 9
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Mr Connolly Mr Duby
Ms Follett Mr Humphries
Mrs Grassby Mr Jensen
Mr Moore Mr Kaine
Mr Stevenson Dr Kinloch
Mr Wood Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Stefaniak
Question so resolved in the negative.
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I draw your attention to a precedent set in this house on 5 December 1989. At that time the question was put that the motion be agreed to. During the call of the Assembly Mr Stevenson said, "I abstain". Mr Speaker said, "I will take advice on that". Then the Speaker said:
Mr Stevenson, I draw your attention to standing order 161. For your edification it says:
On the call of the Assembly being commenced, every Member within the seats allotted Members
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