Page 4938 - Week 17 - Tuesday, 11 December 1990
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has tried - on Mrs Nolan because she has not trained him properly. The method of training would probably be unacceptable to this chamber because it would involve a leash and a choker chain. I think she does share some of the blame because she really has not been seen to be putting the pressure on Mr Jensen in relation to his performance here. But Mr Jensen takes the money; so he should perform and deliver that which one would expect him to do as the Deputy Whip in this place.
Mr Collaery is not one who has a reputation for stable behaviour. One would not expect him to behave any differently than he did on 29 November. After all, he is the Deputy Leader, the Pied Piper if you like, and, if he were to move out of this place playing his tune, then one would expect the others to follow. I had better not say what I was going to say; otherwise Dr Kinloch might get angry again. The other members followed Mr Collaery out while he played his merry tune.
Mr Speaker, what is of most concern to the people of the ACT and of Canberra is that the management of the ACT Government is going to be left in the hands of Mr Collaery. That is the difficulty for the Territory. (Extension of time granted)
Do not panic; you will be right. Bernard is not here; so he cannot lead you into any trouble. Where is he? Did I hear him? No, he is not here. He has left too. I can understand why they would leave. If I were Mr Collaery I would be embarrassed about the behaviour of the Government in this Assembly on 29 November. I can see that the Chief Minister is not here. I understand why he is not here. I would be embarrassed about that behaviour as well.
I would also be embarrassed about the mismanagement of Government business in the Assembly and the fact that his colleagues on the Government benches have not been able to discipline themselves sufficiently to maintain a presence in the Assembly and to deal with the business before the house. It is also appalling that the members of the Government who were here were inefficiently briefed on the operation of the standing orders. They did not seem to know what would happen if they left the chamber, or what would happen if they returned, or what would happen if members moved motions to suspend standing orders and they did not have the numbers, and all those sorts of things.
Mr Speaker, it is of great concern that the Government should behave in the way that it did, but what I find most disturbing is that Dr Kinloch was allowed to march out of control around this chamber and was not pulled into gear. I know that you have made your point on this matter, but because of the behaviour demonstrated by Dr Kinloch I think it really needed to be addressed again. It sets an awful precedent for behaviour in this chamber. It permits outbursts of a similar nature. I was most amused at your comparison of what Mr Moore was doing with what Dr Kinloch
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