Page 5866 - Week 18 - Wednesday, 11 December 1991
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MRS NOLAN: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yes, I seek leave to present an explanatory memorandum to the Bill.
Leave granted.
MRS NOLAN: I present the explanatory memorandum.
Debate (on motion by Ms Follett) adjourned.
PROPOSED VARIATIONS TO TERRITORY PLAN
Motion of Rejection - Griffith and Forrest
MR DUBY (10.50): Mr Speaker, the notice paper for today shows that I am moving a motion that the proposed variations to the Territory Plan relating to block 1, section 96, Griffith, and blocks 4 and 5, section 24, Forrest be rejected. At the outset, let me say categorically - - -
MR SPEAKER: Move the motion, Mr Duby.
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, I move:
That the proposed variations to the Territory Plan relating to block 1, section 96, Griffith and blocks 4 and 5, section 24, Forrest be rejected.
Mr Jensen: The Government should be doing that, Craig.
MR DUBY: As I said, Mr Speaker, I have moved this motion for a specific reason. I have had a comment from the rear, from Mr Jensen, saying that the Government should move this motion. At the outset let me say that I have moved this motion for no other reason than the fact that I want the matter debated, discussed and decided by the Assembly today.
Mr Jensen: My Interim Planning Bill requires it to be.
MR DUBY: Mr Jensen is again interjecting. I may have to ask for protection, Mr Speaker, if this continues. As I was saying, I want to make it perfectly clear, Mr Speaker, that, whilst I am the mover of this motion, I, for one, do not support the proposal that this particular variation to the Territory Plan be disallowed. I brought this matter on so that it can be decided today. Mr Speaker, you will be well aware of the situation that we are facing, given the number of days that are left in this sitting. You will also be aware of the situation that we are facing in terms of disallowance motions, which require six sitting days, et cetera, before a matter can be finalised.
Mr Collaery: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mr Duby has moved, on its face, a substantive motion, and that is that the variation be disallowed. Nevertheless, he has stood and he has stated that he actually agrees with the variation. Mr Speaker, I do not believe that there is a
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