Page 5019 - Week 17 - Tuesday, 11 December 1990
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also, by definition, cover a part of the plan or, as well, a stage of the plan, or any part of the plan. I believe that that is a correct interpretation of clause 16(b) on pages 6 and 7. It is actually a quite serious matter because it allows even a minor part of the plan to be deferred, or withdrawn, or revised with a minimal amount of notice; in other words, just the notice in the Gazette. I think that is an entirely inadequate part of this slapped together Bill that the Chief Minister is trying to push through as quickly as he possibly can tonight without proper consideration.
Mr Kaine: Any time tonight will do, Michael. Tomorrow at 3 o'clock is okay with me.
MR MOORE: I am glad you feel relaxed about it.
Mr Kaine: I am quite relaxed.
MR MOORE: Chief Minister, I think it would be a far more appropriate way to deal with this in a bipartisan fashion as, indeed, I had offered. I see that that is not going to be the case, and it is not going to be your intention. It is important, I believe, to raise these matters at this time. I should like to move an amendment to add after the word "Gazette" the words "and the Canberra Times".
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: That needs to be in writing, Mr Moore.
MR MOORE: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I shall now sit down and put that in writing. I had expected that I would have a reasonable approach from the Government. When I was approached by the Whip it was considered that this matter would most likely come on tonight, and I was quite happy with that, but that it would also be likely that the matter would be continued on Thursday. I saw it as a quite reasonable approach rather than the bloody-mindedness we have seen of the Government in this case. I felt that we would have the opportunity - - -
Mr Duby: On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker: surely the word "bloody-mindedness" is unparliamentary.
MR MOORE: Bloody-minded, bloody-minded, bloody-minded - of course not. Mr Deputy Speaker, if I had said vodka-minded or something like that, I could understand why he would object; but I did not.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Duby, I will rule against you in relation to "bloody-mindedness". Mr Moore, I think you have said basically the same thing on about three or four occasions, so be wary of repetition.
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