Page 2309 - Week 09 - Tuesday, 15 September 1992
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Mr De Domenico: It is a good idea, but it is sinister because it was not theirs.
MR CORNWELL: Probably Mr De Domenico's interjection is correct. They did not think of it themselves, and for this reason they will therefore oppose it. You are making yourselves laughing-stocks over this matter. It is absolutely absurd. I do urge you to reconsider. This is a commonsense, sensible approach.
Mr Berry: Are you going to say next, "Trust me"?
MR CORNWELL: No, I would not ask you to trust me, Mr Berry. I do suggest that you seriously consider using a bit of commonsense. There is no trick in this. It is just a sensible, cost-saving measure. I strongly urge the Independents, if not the Labor Party, to support this amendment.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (9.54): Madam Speaker, can I say very briefly that the amendment proposed by Mr Kaine and, indeed, all of the amendments proposed by Mr Kaine are a sham. All he is seeking to do is insert into the Government's Bill every aspect of his Bill. We have already had the debate on his Bill. I think it is verging on mischievous to move in this cumbersome way to amend the Government's Bill so that it reflects Mr Kaine's Bill. That is a waste of the time of this Assembly. We will be opposing Mr Kaine's amendments because we have already dismissed his Bill.
Mr Kaine: We have not dismissed it yet. We have not voted on it.
MS FOLLETT: We have discussed that. I have explained the faults with it. I have explained how it is unworkable. To try now to insinuate into the Government's Bill aspects of Mr Kaine's Bill, I think, verges on being mischievous.
Question put:
That the amendment (Mr Kaine's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 7 NOES, 10
Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Stevenson Mr Lamont
Mr Westende Ms McRae
Mr Moore
Ms Szuty
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the negative.
Clause agreed to.
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