Page 2743 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 13 August 1991

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MR JENSEN (11.16): I would have thought that if Mr Berry and Mr Connolly were fair dinkum they would have done what I am about to do, and that is to have the debate adjourned. I move:

That the debate be now adjourned.

Question put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 12  NOES, 5 

Mr Collaery Mr Berry
Mr Duby Mr Connolly
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Jensen Mrs Grassby
Mr Kaine Mr Wood
Dr Kinloch
Ms Maher
Mr Moore
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Mr Stevenson

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Auditor-General

MR JENSEN (11.21): It is unfortunate that Ms Follett is about to leave the chamber because I was going to refer to something that was raised today which she is responsible for. Today we heard a debate in the Assembly about the position of the Auditor-General. I think it is appropriate that a couple of matters be placed on the record while the issue is still appropriate for members to consider. I will be brief. I will quote the definition of Auditor-General from page 21 of the Penguin Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Politics:

The official responsible to parliament for auditing the accounts of government departments and most statutory bodies. The Commonwealth and all state governments have an Auditor-General whose independence from ministerial control is protected by a specially appropriated salary and normally tenure to age 65 unless removed at the

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