Page 4874 - Week 16 - Thursday, 29 November 1990
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urge the Chief Minister, after that interjection, to act very quickly on this matter, certainly before our Christmas break.
MR WOOD (5.20): Mr Speaker, I was upstairs when I heard my name coming from a speaker down the corridor. Mr Collaery was making some comments about me. He is reasonably entitled to say what he wants; but I am going to use it to raise a case of some of his comments on radio about a fortnight ago when, on one of the ABC morning programs, he was saying all sorts of things about me - that Mr Wood is this, that or something else. I did not hear the program.
Mr Jensen: Relevance, Mr Speaker!
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Wood, would you like to make a personal explanation later?
Mr Kaine: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I think Mr Wood has mistaken this for the adjournment debate, which it is not.
MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, I have indeed. I thought we were in the adjournment debate. So I will resume my seat for whatever short period is necessary.
Ms Follett: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I believe that Mr Wood's comments are at least as relevant as the comments that Mr Collaery made about him, and he should be able to continue.
MR SPEAKER: I think Mr Wood has admitted that he wants to sit down.
Ms Follett: I think I am pretty right.
MR SPEAKER: I call Dr Kinloch.
Ms Follett: One rule for them and another for us.
MR SPEAKER: Order! An interjection from Ms Follett has again challenged this Chair. The point is that you get more leniency towards your side and I get flak from my side for doing it all the time. That is not a valid bloody point - valid point, excuse me. I withdraw that. The point is that it is not a valid comment, and I am sick of hearing it from you every time you do not get your own way. Please desist.
DR KINLOCH (5.22): I wish to make a very brief comment, Mr Speaker. I welcome comments about Mr Collaery, Mr Wood and Mr Berry, but the one person who has not been discussed here this afternoon is Mr Rhodes.
MR SPEAKER: That is a valid point.
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