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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 14 Hansard (11 December) . . Page.. 5029 ..

MR WHITECROSS (continuing):

That is the Liberal Party's policy. Yet on this occasion they have chosen to use subordinate legislation to introduce a new policy which changes rights and imposes additional liabilities on people without the benefit of the debate which we have seen in relation to legislation on the motor traffic law several times this year. It is not appropriate for them to impose this in this way. They have used regulation for one reason and one reason only - because Mr Humphries and Mr Kaine were in a big hurry to jump on the bandwagon with Mr Carr and the Labor Government in New South Wales, tub-thumping law and order. The Carr Government came up with the idea and announced it before the October long weekend. The Liberals in the ACT said, "Gee, that is a good idea". They rushed through a regulation to do the same thing. That is what has happened. We should not allow that to be the basis for making these decisions.

Mr Osborne: Why did you not stop it then?

MR WHITECROSS: Mr Osborne asks why we did we not stop it then. Mr Osborne, we could not stop it then. Do you know why? It was not until this sitting of parliament that the Government tabled the regulation. The regulation was made over two months ago, Mr Osborne. He does not want to hear the answer. He does not mind throwing in the interjection, but he does not want to hear the answer. The regulation was made over two months ago. It took them over two months to get it into parliament. That is why we are having a debate now at the death of the parliament. It took them that long to get the regulation here. We should not allow an unjust regulation to stand. We should vote against it.

Question put:

That the motion (Mr Whitecross's) be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 6	 	NOES, 9

Mr Berry	Mrs Carnell
Ms McRae	Mr Cornwell
Mr Moore	Mr Hird
Ms Reilly	Ms Horodny
Mr Whitecross	Mr Kaine
Mr Wood		Mrs Littlewood
		Mr Osborne
		Mr Stefaniak
		Ms Tucker

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