Page 1415 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 11 May 1994
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Mr Humphries: May I address you on the point of order, Madam Speaker?
MADAM SPEAKER: Just a minute; I want a moment for myself with the Clerk. Mr Moore, I am sorry that I addressed the question to you. If you spare me a moment, I will now ask the Clerk the same question because that is what I am uneasy about. It is not for you to give me that answer. I will seek advice from the proper authority. I will take your point of order on the point of order in a moment, Mr Humphries. I was seeking confirmation of something that I thought was right, Mr Moore. I was simply curious as to the status of the document. You are in fact entitled to proceed exactly as you chose to proceed under my guidance beforehand. Mr Lamont's point is again a further point of guidance, in that people may misinterpret your intent; but that is up to you. Mr Humphries did have a point of order. I am willing to entertain it.
Mr Humphries: I think it has been taken care of, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: Are you happy enough with that?
Mr Humphries: Yes.
MADAM SPEAKER: Fine. I wanted to be absolutely sure of the status of the document. The Clerk rightly confirms that my previous guidance is sufficient.
MR MOORE: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I indicated to you that I would take note of that guidance. The two lines I wish to quote are:
On 17 February 1994, Mr Meyer forwarded a brief to the Chief Minister through the Minister for Sport advising of the cancellation of the linked pool arrangement.
Madam Speaker, my question to the Chief Minister is this: Is this the brief that you referred to? Did you read this briefing? Also, as part of the clarification arising from Ms Szuty's question, will you make that document available to members of the Assembly?
MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I do not have the document with me. I have said already that I had seen at least one document. I think it was only one. I have not denied that. It could well be this one. I would have to check the document, which I have not done.
MADAM SPEAKER: May I now say what I was going to say on the previous question that the Chief Minister had asked me about the document, and then I will take your supplementary question, Mr Moore. As the Chief Minister rightly pointed out, you cannot ask for a document in the Assembly unless it has been quoted from. On that point of order, that is the beginning, as you know, under standing order 213.
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