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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 8 Hansard (25 August) . . Page.. 2370 ..

MS TUCKER (continuing):

I acknowledge that the Government did work with us in requesting an adjournment of the gaming Bill. For that reason and to try keep things reasonably civilised in this place, we accept the proposal to adjourn this legislation until next week.

Mr Humphries: Mr Speaker, in light of the views of members, I seek leave to withdraw my motion to suspend standing orders.

Leave granted.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a short further statement. Something has just dawned on me in relation to this matter.

Leave granted.

MR BERRY: Once this matter gets before the Industrial Relations Commission this mob will be back next week saying that we cannot deal with it because it is before the Industrial Relations Commission. That is what they are going to say. Then they will say that the Industrial Relations Act is superior legislation to the self-government Act and we will be inhibited in our approach because the Industrial Relations Commission is dealing with the matter.

It is well known that the Industrial Relations Commission will not deal with matters States have legislated on. They do not override State legislation willy-nilly. This is a tactic to come back to this place next week and say that we cannot deal with it now because it is in front of the Industrial Relations Commission, and there will be a further delay.

Mr Humphries: That is not true, Wayne.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, members need to be aware of that. I remain opposed to this adjournment. It is a tactical adjournment. It has nothing to do with the outcome. I wager that that will be the argument next week if we allow this adjournment to go ahead.

MS TUCKER: I seek leave to speak again.

Leave granted.

MS TUCKER: I have just heard Mr Humphries interject, "Not true". I want to hear a commitment from government that they will not do that.

MR HUMPHRIES (Treasurer, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Community Safety): I seek leave to make a statement as well, Mr Speaker.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: I do not know what is going to happen in the Industrial Relations Commission today when this application is heard, but the matter is already sub judice. It is already before the commission. That does not stop us from debating the Bill either today or next week if members wish to do that. The fact that the matter is sub judice

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