Page 1830 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 15 June 1993
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ADJOURNMENT
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! It being 9.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Berry: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
BETTING (TOTALIZATOR ADMINISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993
Debate resumed.
MR DE DOMENICO: As we can see, Madam Speaker, there was no consultation with anybody. Mr Berry might stand up and say, "Listen, that was on 11 December. A lot has happened since that time". That is not true. I believe that even as late as last week, Mr Berry, the same organisations that wrote to you then wrote to you in a similar vein saying, "Listen - - -
Mr Berry: And I have written back to them.
MR DE DOMENICO: You have written back? At least this time you have given them the courtesy of your response. Well done, Mr Minister. Let me also say, Mr Berry, that when you presented some amendments this afternoon we had a look at them. Once again, consultation. A phone call was made to various people representing those industries this afternoon. You said, "Drag them into the Secretary of DELP's office this afternoon because we will consult". This is after the event has happened.
Mr Humphries: This afternoon?
MR DE DOMENICO: Yes, this afternoon, Mr Humphries, at five o'clock. At five o'clock he summoned them into the secretary's office. He does not do his own dirty work; he gets the public servant to do it. Then he says, "Listen, this is what consultation is all about". How dare you! What a shameful thing it is to say that that is consultation. It is not so, Mr Berry. So one wonders why you want to change the TAB? As you know, Madam Speaker, we will be moving a motion later. We think this Bill should not go ahead tonight because there has been no consultation with anybody else. I will let the Assembly know that when the Bill is agreed to in principle I will be moving that it be referred to an Assembly committee.
Mr Lamont: Which committee?
MR DE DOMENICO: Let us have a look at the motives behind this change to the TAB. Just wait and see, Mr Lamont. Patience is a virtue, let me tell you. Why are we doing this? Perhaps Mr Berry said to himself, "If I appoint some of the people I want to appoint under the current structure they are going to have to have some sort of expertise in business. Under the Companies Act you have to
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