Page 5149 - Week 16 - Wednesday, 27 November 1991
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MR STEVENSON (7.08), by leave: I move:
Page 7, line 28, subparagraph (1)(a), omit "or proposes to treat".
Page 7, line 30, subparagraph (1)(b), omit "or proposes to impose".
Page 8, line 1, subclause (2), omit "Paragraph" substitute "Subsection".
Page 8, line 6, subparagraph (3)(b), insert before the word "feasibility", the words "cost and".
Page 8, line 8, subparagraph (3)(c), omit "or proposes to impose".
Much is made about rights today; yet Mr Berry and others would suggest that I have no right to speak on this. They have a different ideological bent and would suggest that what I say is wrong. In other words, my consideration is that - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Stevenson, you are debating a separate issue. I would ask you to come back to the amendments you have moved.
MR STEVENSON: It is relevant to why we should delete the words "or proposes to treat".
Mr Berry: You have done that. Tell us about "Paragraph" and "Subsection".
MR STEVENSON: Once again, Mr Berry says that I have told you about that. I have heard no valid reason as to why we should make it an offence. Mr Connolly talks about whether something is going to be an offence or unlawful. The way I see it, most people do not see a great difference between what is an offence and what is unlawful. I must admit that I do not see the - - -
Ms Follett: I take a point of order. Mr Speaker, the amendments that Mr Stevenson is proposing are quite specific. They refer to a range of words like "feasibility", "cost", "paragraph" and "subsection", and he is yet to address the substance of any of those matters.
MR SPEAKER: Yes. I think your lead-up is concluded, Mr Stevenson. Would you please address the individual amendments.
MR STEVENSON: Mr Speaker, I think that whether something is an offence, and I refer to it as an offence and ask whether it is unlawful, is a relevant point.
MR SPEAKER: I think there is repetition coming into your argument, Mr Stevenson. Please proceed as quickly as you can.
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