Page 2076 - Week 06 - Thursday, 7 May 2009
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Letters from Brett Chant, dated 23 April 2009, to:
Senator Brown.
Mr Hargreaves.
Mr Rattenbury.
Mr Stanhope.
Ms Gallagher.
A statement from Jeremy Hanson—Media release, dated 24 April 2009.
Letter from Senator Bob Brown to Brett Chant, dated 27 April 2009.
Letter from Ms Gallagher to Mr Seselja, dated 29 April 2009.
Statement from the Liberal Party—Media release, dated Friday, 1 May 2009.
Letter from Mr Seselja to Ms Gallagher, dated 4 May 2009.
Those papers represent all the documents that I have relating to this matter. I cannot table phone calls or discussions. I cannot table documents I do not possess. As I have said, we unfortunately cannot control much of what goes on in the internet. I state again that we condemn any such behaviour. The inquiries have been made by the Liberal Party, and we do not know who created the site.
I think that the timing of this motion is disappointing. It could have been brought at the beginning of the week or at any time before that. In Ms Gallagher’s speech yesterday she called on me to speak to the Assembly prior to the close of business today, which I was intending to do. Nonetheless, on the morning of the budget reply, the government has chosen this timing.
That is what we have on the matter. That is the basis on which we will go forward. As I made very clear, if any further information is provided to me, we will investigate that further, but the parties have made investigations and that is the information that we have at this time.
I would like to move an amendment to the motion by Mr Corbell, particularly taking account of the fact that I do not have the ability to table documents that I do not have. I move:
Omit all words after “This Assembly”, substitute:
(1) condemns the use of sexist, racist, homophobic vilification on internet posts or any other medium;
(2) commits that all parties will work to ensure that Members, staff and party members do not engage in the use of such actions in any medium; and
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