Page 502 - Week 02 - Thursday, 25 February 1993
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MS SZUTY: Madam Speaker, I seek your leave to make a personal explanation under standing order 46.
MADAM SPEAKER: Proceed, Ms Szuty.
MS SZUTY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wish to put on the record my discussion with Mr De Domenico yesterday during the adjournment debate. I did approach him and explain the changes Mr Moore and I wished to make to the committee structure; that is, for me to be appointed to the Legal Affairs Committee, Mr Moore to be appointed to the Public Accounts Committee, and me to be discharged from the Social Policy Committee. I had to explain it twice, because Ms Ellis was speaking during the adjournment debate and Mr De Domenico was attempting to listen to Ms Ellis at the time. I did suggest to Mr De Domenico that the motion would probably appear on the notice paper, which it has not today. My understanding was that there was no request made directly to me for the motion to appear in writing.
MR DE DOMENICO: Madam Speaker, I would like to make a personal explanation under standing order 46.
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes, Mr De Domenico, you have my leave.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Ms Szuty is correct. She did speak to me whilst I was attempting to listen to Ms Ellis during the adjournment debate. Perhaps Ms Szuty did not hear what I had to say, but I am sure that I did say, "Let us see it in writing". That is point No. 1. Point No. 2 is that Mr Moore, playing with words, referred to the difference between "received" and "talked about". I did not even know that Mr Moore put a piece of paper on my desk. He now confirms that he has taken it away and given it to somebody else.
First of all, I did not read what was on that piece of paper. Secondly, Mr Moore and I did not, as far as I can recall, have any conversation about it. I had conversation with Ms Szuty; I did not have conversation with Mr Moore. The point I make again, Madam Speaker, is that the discussion I had with Ms Szuty was - - -
Mr Berry: I think you had better get another Whip.
MR DE DOMENICO: No, I think you had better get another Whip. Your Whip did not approach me at all, Mr Berry - unless I assume now that Mr Moore or Ms Szuty is your Whip. They are everything else for you; one of them might as well be your Whip. Madam Speaker, under standing order 46, that is what the facts are. I would be delighted to speak to the new Labor Whip, Mr Moore or Ms Szuty, when the need comes up from time to time.
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