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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 10 Hansard (5 September) . . Page.. 3214 ..

MR MOORE (continuing):

Mr Speaker, a bit of shonky politicking has been going on. Mr Humphries points the finger - can you believe it? - at Coles Supermarkets for using the legislation that he has put in. He says that they miss the spirit of the legislation, as though people are supposed to operate in the spirit of the legislation instead of by the letter of the law. What sort of legislation are we passing here, Mr Speaker? What sort of legislation did we pass last time? I will tell you. It was shonky legislation. I am proud that I voted against it, because that is what I believe it to be. I am going to be voting against this legislation, too, because I believe it to be shonky legislation as well.

The Greens should be very embarrassed. They are sitting there on their hands. They should be very embarrassed about preventing themselves and other members from having an opportunity to speak on this. We have not heard from Ms Horodny. We have no idea why she is going to support this legislation. She has not said a word.

Ms Horodny: I did not get an opportunity. You did not give me a chance to speak.

MR MOORE: She interjects. Can you believe it, Mr Speaker? She interjects and says to me, "Give me a chance to have a say". She says that to me. How dare you! That is absolutely shameless. Your vote limited this speech. For heaven's sake, how dare you! Your vote, along with their votes, limited the opportunity for members to speak here. Nobody else. You did. How dare you interject and say, "Give me a chance to speak"! At least Ms Tucker is embarrassed, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Moore, would you address your remarks in what is left of your time to the Chair.

Mrs Carnell: The time is up.

MR MOORE: It is not 6.30 pm yet. There is a minute and a half to go.

MR SPEAKER: You have one minute.

MR WHITECROSS (Leader of the Opposition) (6.29): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thought Mrs Carnell was doing her well-known trick of pretending that she has the call instead of me. Mr Speaker, the Opposition will be supporting this amendment. I think Mr Moore quite rightly has set out the reasons why this amendment is important.

Mrs Carnell: Why did you support the stamp duty legislation?

MR WHITECROSS: Mrs Carnell shows her own ignorance. If Mrs Carnell were to look at the stamp duty legislation she would discover that the commencement clauses in the stamp duty legislation are not the same as the commencement clauses in this legislation, so Mrs Carnell - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order! The time allotted for the consideration of the remaining stages has expired.

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