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the Liberal Party situation and, if that were to cost me the speakership, so be it. I voted for Mr Humphries and it was proved, by disclosure of the secret ballot, that, in fact, I voted for Mr Humphries.
Mr Berry: The not-so-secret ballot.
MR PROWSE: It has become a not-so-secret ballot, and that is a sad event that has happened in this house, too. I agree with Mr Moore on that issue. But, unfortunately, it hit the TV screens across this state of ours tonight that either Mr Kaine or I had done the wrong thing; so it was quite appropriate, under those circumstances, that some action was taken. I applaud Mr Kaine's initiative on that issue.
The second situation was that on another occasion tonight I was handed a note from a person which suggested that I should take a particular position, or else again I would be watched from the cross benches. I read that, again, as a threat to my integrity, as it suggested to me that, if I did not vote the way that was expected of me by those particular people, I would lose the speakership. If that is the circumstance, I will say once again that I cannot be bought. If my situation and my vote tonight to uphold the motion put by Mr Stefaniak cost me the speakership, so be it - and shame on the lot of you!
Mr Collaery: Mr Deputy Speaker, under standing order 114, I ask that the last speaker be directed to table the document that he just read from.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Standing order 114 relates to questions to Ministers, Mr Collaery. Standing order 213 is what I think you are after.
Mr Prowse: My speaking notes are not - - -
Mr Duby: We are not talking about your speaking notes. We are talking about the note that you got from this member.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Prowse has speaking notes there. Members, has he leave to table those speaking notes that he was referring to?
Mr Collaery: Mr Deputy Speaker, I do not wish to establish a precedent of calling for speaking notes. I believe that Mr Prowse was referring to a note in his hand that he had received. I simply observe that he has not tabled the note, and he has referred to the cross benches. Under standing order 46, I will withdraw my request.
Motion (by Mr Moore) proposed:
That the documents quoted from by Mr Prowse be presented pursuant to standing order 213.
Mr Collaery: He has to quote from it, though, Michael.
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