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MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

to bring legislation forward which is not government business but represents my particular beliefs or views. If I do I do not think it is going to indicate that the Government is collapsing because I have a particular issue which I want to pursue which is not the view of the rest of the Government. I know it is hard to understand for some people who cannot get their minds around this concept, but it is actually very simple.

Mr Speaker, turning to Mr Kaine's comments, I simply say I largely agree with him. I think he is right. I think it is not particularly appropriate to do this in Executive members business. I think it is better to do it in private members business. What members have done by forcing us to do it this way is create much more time for people like Mr Moore to be able to pursue their agenda. Now, instead of having to compete with other members during private members business, and it is fairly stiff competition too, I might say, he now has Thursdays more or less free, subject to government business, to pursue those sorts of items. That is fine, Mr Speaker. I have no objection to that. Mr Moore gets a clean slate. It suits me. I will probably want to use that at some stage as well. That suits me as well, Mr Speaker. I think it is a somewhat silly situation, but, if members want to do it that way, that suits me right down to the ground.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

BOARD OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1998

Debate resumed from 21 May 1998, on motion by Mr Stefaniak:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Mr Berry: My understanding from the Minister was that we were not going to get to this today.

Mr Humphries: Sorry, no. I did not say that. We said we were going to do government business this afternoon.

Ms Carnell: Are you guys going to support it or not?

Mr Berry: No. I have some questions that I raised with the Minister.

Ms Carnell: Okay.

Mr Humphries: That is not what we have agreed to do. We were doing the Bill this afternoon.

Mr Berry: Well, can I adjourn it to a later hour and see what the Minister wants to do? There is other legislation here that we can deal with.

Mr Humphries: Okay. That is fine.

Debate (on motion by Mr Berry) adjourned.

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