Page 3923 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 9 November 1994
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MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Berry, I will repeat myself. The Bill has not been referred to the committee. You are a member of that committee and you should have known that, Mr Berry. This Assembly has not referred the Bill to the committee.
The most important point is that this morning we debated an individual member's right to do what they want with their particular piece of legislation. Sometimes that does not fit, because Ms Szuty stood up and said that on one previous occasion that right was abrogated by this Assembly because of what she had to say. She said that at that time, unlike this time or any other time, there had already been extensive debate on the matter. I am saying to you, Ms Szuty, that on this matter there also has been extensive debate, and this time, Ms Szuty, Mrs Carnell, whose Bill it is, requests that her Bill be debated in this place on this day. Let us give Mrs Carnell the same courtesy that you saw fit to give Mr Berry this morning and allow Mrs Carnell to do what is her want with her Bill. Let us have the debate today, right now, and, if members opposite wish to vote against the Bill, let them squirm away and vote against it. That is what it is all about. There must be an election in the breeze, Madam Speaker. Where are the champions of community consultation, Mr Moore and Ms Szuty? Let us see where they stand on this issue of citizens-initiated referenda. Let us vote on it today. Let us make sure that this Government and the members on the cross benches - - -
Mr Berry: We are not doing citizens-initiated referenda, Tony. I think you have the wrong Bill.
MR DE DOMENICO: Whistleblowers. I am sorry. I have made a mistake, Mr Berry. I am sorry. I am wrong. I am human. Let us do the back squirm, Mr Berry. While we are talking about leadership, Mr Moore brought up something about leadership. Ms Follett, of course, is playing catch up politics. Mr Berry said, "There is no urgency in any of this. Everything is hunky-dory. Everything is fine the way things are".
Mr Berry: We have done it. It has all been done.
MR DE DOMENICO: It was only because Mrs Carnell put this Bill on the notice paper on 24 February that Mr Berry knew what whistleblowers were, for heaven's sake. He would not know what it was about. Let us talk about the catch up politics bit. There is no doubt that this Bill is far superior to anything that this Government has brought up or ever will bring up. There is no denying that. Let us vote upon it today to see whether you agree with Mrs Carnell's Bill. It is her Bill, after all. Let us give Mrs Carnell the same courtesy that you lot voted this morning to give Mr Berry. It is a private members Bill. It is Mrs Carnell's Bill. It is her desire for it to be debated today, right now. Let us see how discreet and how honest you people are and how much conviction you have. Let us give Mrs Carnell the same courtesy that you afforded Mr Berry.
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