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MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, the Chief Minister has moved that the debate be adjourned. If anyone else wants to speak on this matter they will have ample opportunity. We have a motion that the debate be adjourned and that this matter become an order of the day for the next sitting.
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The precedent in this chamber on such issues is for the Government to speak and for the next speaker to come from this side. Mrs Nolan has now spoken. The call should come to this side of the house. Then, if the Chief Minister wishes to adjourn the matter, that is the appropriate time to do it.
Mr Kaine: Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to speak to that point of order. The convention has been that the members of the committee speak and then the matter is adjourned. That has been the convention established. That is the convention which I am following. Mr Moore is quite out of order in suggesting that we do otherwise.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, Chief Minister. Yes, Mr Berry, you can speak to the point of order too.
Mr Berry: Mr Deputy Speaker, very clearly the motion before the house is that the report be noted. Mr Moore rightly raised the convention that when these matters are being discussed the call goes from one side of the house to the other. It seems to me that the Government is frightened to debate this matter fully at this point in time.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Berry, I am against you.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991
[COGNATE BILL:
SMALL CLAIMS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991]
Debate resumed from 2 May, on motion by Mr Collaery:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Collaery: Mr Deputy Speaker, I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to this Bill. It may assist the members speaking on it if they have this before the debate continues.
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