Page 1695 - Week 06 - Thursday, 13 August 1992
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Question put:
That the motion (Mr Berry's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 9 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
Mr Moore Mr Westende
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the affirmative, with the concurrence of an absolute majority.
Clauses 20 to 24, by leave, taken together
MR KAINE (Leader of the Opposition) (4.54): I presume that the Minister will allow me the time to speak before he applies the gag. This is another case where it is obvious that the Government did not think through what they put in here. Earlier we debated a proposed amendment by Mr Westende that was rejected because it was too lengthy and too prescriptive. Here we have one where the Government fell for the same trap because, in trying to be prescriptive, it left out one of the major elements. I move:
Clause 21, page 12, after subparagraph (t) insert the following subparagraph: "(u) animal welfare in the racing industry;".
Much of the debate yesterday and today has focused on the racing industry, yet it is not mentioned in this list.
MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Excuse me, Mr Kaine. Are you asking for leave to move these amendments?
MR KAINE: Do I have to seek leave to move an amendment?
MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: For two amendments, yes.
MR KAINE: There is only one amendment.
MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: Is there only one? I understood that there were two.
MR KAINE: I do not think I need leave to move it.
MADAM TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am sorry, Mr Kaine.
MR KAINE: I will leave the consequential one to the drafters to sort out. Here we have a case where, in attempting to be too prescriptive, they have left out one of the major ones; but, of course, it did not occur to the Government that it was a major one until yesterday, when the racing industry finally came up and said,
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