Page 2409 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 22 June 1994
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I understand why the chair of that select committee is feeling very awkward, having been forced to vote against his own recommendations at this stage. Nevertheless, there is a way through and I hope, apart from this - - -
Mr Kaine: You are anticipating, Michael. I have not voted yet.
MR MOORE: Indeed. Madam Speaker, it is the case that Mr Kaine has not voted on this issue, and perhaps it will be worth calling the vote just to see how it goes. If the members of that standing committee have the will to do it, we can see appropriate stand-alone whistleblower legislation based on Mrs Carnell's Bill back in this Assembly very shortly.
MS FOLLETT: (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (5.53), by leave: I move together amendments Nos 78, 79 and 80, which read:
78. Page 176, line 27, clause 236 (definition of "government contractor"), after "Territory", insert "or a Territory authority".
79. Page 176, line 31, clause 236 (definition of "officer", paragraph (b)), omit "and".
80. Page 176, lines 32 and 33, clause 236 (definition of "officer", paragraph (c)), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraphs:
"(c) a person employed by a Territory instrumentality or a statutory officer holder;
(d) a person employed under the Legislative Assembly (Members' Staff) Act 1989; and
(e) a person who has ceased to be a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).".
These amendments are required so that the definitions of "government contractor" and "officer" are lined up with the application of the Crimes (Offences Against the Government) Act 1989. They follow comments made by Mr Kaine in the select committee on the establishment of the new service. I commend the amendments to members.
I want to speak also against the proposal by Mrs Carnell to delete the whistleblower protection provisions from the Bill. The provisions which are there, as Mr Moore and Ms Szuty have said, follow the recommendations made by the Assembly's committee on the separate public service. I agree with Mr Moore that Mr Kaine has been quite disingenuous in his comments in relation to the recommendations of the
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