Page 468 - Week 02 - Thursday, 3 March 1994
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MR MOORE (11.41): Madam Speaker, I do not have a copy of the motion for disallowance that Mr Lamont has foreshadowed; I would hope that it will be distributed. It is certainly not on the notice paper and, according to standing orders, as I recall, a motion that is not on the notice paper may well not be considered a notice at all. I will find the standing order shortly, Madam Speaker, and we will debate that. It seems to me that this issue could be dealt with in an appropriate way. The whole motivation, the whole process that is going on today, is very clearly a mucky process.
Mr Kaine: Why did you not move your own disallowance motion?
MR MOORE: My disallowance motion is on the notice paper.
Mr Kaine: Yes, but why did you not move it? It was on the notice paper to be debated today.
MR MOORE: And I am quite ready to debate it. I am still ready to debate it.
Mr Kaine: You could not because you used up the time so that it was too late.
MR MOORE: Mr Kaine knows very well - I discussed it with you, Madam Speaker, and with his colleagues - that it was my intention to move under standing order 128 that I fix Wednesday, 13 April, as the appropriate time to continue that debate. I was quite happy to debate it.
Mr Kaine: It is news to me. I had no knowledge of it.
MR MOORE: I cannot help it if you do not talk to your colleagues.
Mr Kaine: Which of my colleagues did you speak to?
MR MOORE: I think all of them; but maybe one less.
Mr Kaine: Why did you not speak to me?
MR MOORE: Because you were not there when I was speaking to them. I assumed that they would pass it on. You may recall that we passed each other in the corridor. Madam Speaker, it seems to me that there is absolutely no need for the suspension of standing orders. There is a process to follow, and that is to allow appropriate consideration of this report. There has not been time for appropriate consideration of the Access Economics report.
Mr Lamont: Nonsense!
MR MOORE: The amazing thing about Mr Lamont in relation to this is that he is so emotive about it. He has just about had apoplexy on a number of occasions. One cannot help but wonder what it is that motivates him when we have been given 48 hours of the sitting period to look at this. I am opposing the suspension of standing orders, Madam Speaker.
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