Page 885 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 13 March 1991
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and-out distortion of a deluded mind or the statutory declaration never existed in the first place. I think, frankly, that most people around town will know which way it goes. My personal view is that Mr Moore made up the whole story. It is something he dreamt up in the afternoon, probably at lunch time when he was trying to work out what questions he could ask the Chief Minister today.
DR KINLOCH (4.08): Mr Speaker, I also was at the horse jumping show at the White Industries building and I enjoyed that afternoon. Indeed, I shared a table with Mr Berry. Is Mr Moore suggesting that I was consorting with the casino group? Is that what he is suggesting? I wish to reject any notion that, when we go to social events where there are people who inevitably we cannot avoid meeting, that is something wicked.
What I really want to get onto is this: Mr Moore has got himself into very great difficulties here. There are such things as apology and forgiveness. I ask Mr Moore to apologise to this house, and we will then forgive him.
MS MAHER (4.09): I think today is a very sad day. I think that what Mr Moore has done is disgusting. If someone is willing to sign a statutory declaration with such information on it, they must know the consequences and that other people will see it. Why he has shredded it, God only knows. I think he owes all of us in this Assembly an apology because I think he has put us all down.
MR STEFANIAK (4.10): The purpose of a statutory declaration, Mr Speaker, is to put something on record. People can be prosecuted if they make a false declaration. The purpose of it is to put on record the truth of matters alleged therein. If it is falsely made, I think the current fine is several thousand dollars or six months' imprisonment. The whole purpose of a document such as that is to prove alleged facts.
Mr Collaery, to my recollection, back in 1989 - when he went on for about three hours, not the seven Mrs Grassby spoke of - in fact tabled the statutory declaration he referred to and which formed the basis of his allegations. Certainly that was a very lengthy speech. I think that was the only substantive matter, but he did table that statutory declaration. I am very disappointed to hear that Mr Moore has not attempted to table the statutory declaration he alluded to. I wonder why that person would make a statutory declaration if they did not intend it to be used as some form of evidence, because that is, indeed, the very purpose of statutory declarations. I wonder why, in fact, it was shredded. I think Mr Moore raises some very mischievous allegations here today which he has not backed up with any substantive proof at all. I think this is a very sad day for this Assembly.
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