Page 3046 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 10 September 1991

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Mr Speaker, the inquiries satisfied me, in my mind, that there were no grounds at that stage to launch any investigation, police or otherwise. I stress that; there were no grounds; there was no evidence before me, as Attorney-General, to justify any inquiry further than that which took place. Today, given the publicity that a Chief Minister has a racehorse that had winnings, and given the manner in which the Chief Minister has approached her answers to questions today, including the outrageous allegation that I had been complaining about my staff, it was time she had some of her own medicine and learnt what it is like to receive those types of niggly questions. She received one; she answered it clearly. As far as I am concerned, the matter is closed.

MR SPEAKER: The question is: That the motion to allow Mr Collaery to explain the matter further be agreed to.

A vote having been called for and the bells having been rung -

Dr Kinloch: Mr Speaker, I am in some difficulty here. I understand that in fact Mr Collaery has replied to the question.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Dr Kinloch, we are taking a vote on whether he is to be allowed to proceed with the matter further.

Question put:

That the motion (Ms Follett's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 6  NOES, 10 

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

Question so resolved in the negative.

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