Page 4890 - Week 16 - Thursday, 29 November 1990
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Mr Wood: He has finished.
Mr Collaery: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am not finished at all. I believe - - -
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker - - -
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, I can take only one point of order at a time. Please listen. I have also on previous occasions - I have not got the Hansard in front of me - indicated to all members that, on a substantive point of order, every member of the house can get up and speak to that point of order if they so wish. Now, please let Mr Collaery continue.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I have moved the closure. If I can comment on this point of order, Mr Speaker - - -
MR SPEAKER: No, you have not got the floor - - -
Mr Moore: I moved that the question be now put - - -
MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, one point of order is being listened to at a time.
Mr Moore: It should be put forthwith and determined without amendment or debate, whether another member is speaking or not.
MR SPEAKER: You have misread your standing orders again. That is not a valid course of action when somebody is speaking to a point of order.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, I would like to speak to this point of order.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, you can do so when it is your turn, Mr Moore.
Mr Collaery: On a point of order: I draw your attention to standing order 207, Mr Speaker.
Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, you have now given me the call when speaking to that point of order. That is exactly the same as you are doing to Mr Collaery. Mr Speaker, if I stomp all over this floor and then say, "Oh, I am sorry", if I jump up and down and then say, "I am sorry", what power have you got?
MR SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr Moore, for your observation.
Mr Collaery: Mr Speaker, Mr Moore is now traipsing around the chamber holding up that newspaper. Mr Speaker, I quote standing order 207 and ask you to adjourn the Assembly without further ado on the basis that the Assembly is in a state of grave disorder caused by this laughing jackass across here at the pillar. I call upon you, Mr Speaker, to
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