Page 2139 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 29 May 1991
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MR JENSEN: No. He was not asked to resign. He was sacked, Mr Speaker, because the Chief Minister decided that the point of view that the Rally was taking in relation to some very important community issues was not in accordance with their philosophies. I seek leave, Mr Speaker, to table a letter from Mr Collaery to the Chief Minister on the issues related to the draft variations to the Territory Plan, which were proposed to be tabled in this house today - a letter in which the comments that were made by the Rally on those variations were provided to the Chief Minister last evening.
Members interjected.
MR JENSEN: Is leave granted, Mr Speaker?
Leave granted.
MR JENSEN: I present the following paper:
Territory Plan - Draft variations - Copy of letter from Mr B. Collaery, MLA, Deputy Chief Minister, to Mr T. Kaine, MLA, Chief Minister, dated 28 May 1991.
Mr Kaine: You also ought to see the date and time stamp that is on it, to see when it was received.
MR JENSEN: I note, Mr Speaker, that the Chief Minister has just indicated that you ought to see the date and time stamp on it, to see when it was received. It would be very interesting, Mr Speaker, because it is up to the Chief Minister to decide how his office operates. That letter was passed into the Chief Minister's office at 3.40 yesterday afternoon. The Chief Minister can sit there and say what stamp was put on it; but I can assure you, Mr Speaker, that that letter was passed to the Chief Minister's office at 3.40 yesterday afternoon - not 9.15, as the date stamp indicates. The Chief Minister, not the Residents Rally, will have to live with that one; there is no doubt about that.
Mr Kaine: That is a good try, Norm.
MR JENSEN: Trevor, you know very well the truth of the matter.
Mr Kaine: Yes, I do.
MR JENSEN: Mr Speaker, the Chief Minister knows very well when that letter was passed to his office. It is a very important letter, and it is interesting that it was not passed immediately to the Chief Minister; but that is something that he has to sort out.
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