Page 4044 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 16 December 1992

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Legislative Process

MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (6.33): Madam Speaker, I refute that I or my staff have been misleading members of the public. I think we may have said to people concerned with adoption law reform that Mr Moore and Ms Szuty were voting to defer debate, which has had the effect of holding the legislation up. The records of this house, the Minutes of Proceedings and Hansard, show that that indeed happened.

In relation to another matter today which was of extreme concern to various groups in the community, again we probably indicated to interested members of the community that the Independents and the Liberals, we thought, were going to vote to adjourn the matter. Again the Minutes of Proceedings will show that that is precisely what happened. I refute that there has been any misleading. If members make decisions that they want to defer legislation, for whatever point, they simply have to live with the consequences.

Legislative Process

MS SZUTY (6.34): I rise to support what Mr Moore said in regard to this matter. It disturbs me greatly that Mr Connolly's staff would attempt to speak on my behalf on any matter. I certainly would not treat Mr Connolly or his staff in the same way if the boot were on the other foot. I also point out that the time that it has taken me to deal with these matters, particularly today, has consequences in that other matters that come before this Assembly cannot be dealt with in the manner in which I would like them to be dealt with.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Assembly adjourned at 6.35 pm

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