Page 3702 - Week 14 - Wednesday, 9 December 1992

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Question put:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

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.

STANDING ORDER 79 - MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

MR DE DOMENICO (12.09): I move:

That standing order 79 be amended by adding the following words: "Provided that, if more than one matter is proposed for the same day, matters proposed by Government Members shall not be considered by the Speaker in determining the matter for submission unless no matter has been proposed by a non-Government Member.".

Madam Speaker, in the Assembly in recent times it is quite obvious that the time for matters of public importance has been misused. I suppose that it started a couple of months ago, when on one occasion four members of the party opposite decided to - - -

Mr Wood: Three. Get your facts right, just to start with.

MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Mr Wood, for the correction in the usual way that teachers do from time to time. A number of members of the Labor Party - not you, Mr Wood - a number of non-executive members on the other side of the house decided to put in similar MPIs, if not the same thus, we believe, abusing the intent of the way MPIs should be used, not only in this place but also in other places.

Mr Wood: It is something the Liberals had done before.

MR DE DOMENICO: You get your facts right too, Mr Wood, before you make those comments.

Mr Kaine: It was the Residents Rally that did that, and I think Mr Moore was a member at the time.

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