Page 4927 - Week 17 - Tuesday, 11 December 1990
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you, Mr Speaker, and it is the appropriate means to use on this occasion. I would ask members, especially those who were not here, not to be sucked in by a personal apology. That is irrelevant. I would ask members to bear in mind the precedents that Mr Berry has spoken about and to bear in mind the need to set a standard for behaviour in this house from which there should never be any departure and in respect of which, if there is a departure, no excuse should be made.
Mr Collaery: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. I refer to standing order 59. You are clearly allowing debate to anticipate the matter on the notice paper, Mr Speaker. There is a matter of public importance listed and Ms Follett is addressing the standards of propriety and conduct in this Assembly. She is four square anticipating debate and taking up the time of this chamber which has an urgent legislation program.
Mr Connolly: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It has previously - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! The MPI is not on the notice paper.
Mr Connolly: That was my point of order. He was wrong again.
MR SPEAKER: Please proceed, Ms Follett.
Ms Follett: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will be brief. I find it absolutely extraordinary, considering all of these so-called security arrangements that we have recently had inflicted upon us without our consent, that I must note that in fact the only time I have ever been offered violence within this building it was offered by a member of this Assembly and that member was Dr Kinloch. This Assembly must take appropriate action.
Mr Duby: That is not true.
Mrs Grassby: You were not here. You were in Perth. We are talking about here in the Assembly.
Mr Duby: What about the time people were running around with syringes.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Duby, please! Mrs Grassby! I take the validity of the points of order raised by Mr Berry and other speakers. However, as I have said before, in view of Dr Kinloch's exemplary behaviour in this chamber over the past 18 months, I stand by my original ruling. I intend to take no further action.
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