Page 1682 - Week 06 - Thursday, 13 August 1992

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MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.07): Madam Speaker, I am afraid that Mr Connolly is getting a bit hysterical. Perhaps he should do as we suggested. Perhaps he should adjourn the debate on this Bill and bring on the Bill about employment. We would be happy to debate that rather than debating this flawed, defective, ineffective Bill that we have before us now. It is very interesting. In fact, clause 18 really focuses on the deficiencies of this Bill. First of all - - -

Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:

That the question be now put.

Mr Kaine: Are you going to take the Minister seriously, Madam Speaker?

MADAM SPEAKER: The motion is before us, Mr Kaine, and it is allowed.

Question put:

That the question be now put.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 10  NOES, 7 

Mr Berry Mrs Carnell
Mr Connolly Mr Cornwell
Ms Ellis Mr De Domenico
Ms Follett Mr Humphries
Mrs Grassby Mr Kaine
Mr Lamont Mr Stevenson
Ms McRae Mr Westende
Mr Moore
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Mr Kaine: I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. Only a few moments ago you ruled that the gag could not be applied when a person was speaking. It was in the middle of a speech being made by Mr Stevenson. Has something changed between then and now that allows the Minister to apply the gag under the same circumstances?

MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Kaine, the fact is that the question at this point had already been proposed, whereas with Mr Stevenson the question had not. The question before us now is: That Mr Westende's amendments Nos 14 and 15 to clause 18 be agreed to.

Mr Westende: Madam Speaker, I seek your indulgence. Is it your idea to allow a separate vote on amendments Nos 14 and 15?

MADAM SPEAKER: They were put together, were they not?

Mr Westende: Yes.

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