Page 3345 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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Mr Rattenbury is speaking. You have got two choices: either remain silent or you will be warned. Mr Rattenbury.
MR RATTENBURY: Thank you. There were several disappointing parts of Mr Seselja’s comments, and one was the notion of development at any cost. And I think that is why the Liberal Party do not win any elections in the ACT—they are actually so out of touch with the community values in this city—
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Coe, you are warned. Mr Hanson, you are warned.
MR RATTENBURY: They are out of touch with the community values in this city, because the people of Canberra actually value these natural spaces. They value the threatened species that live in them. And that is why we have difficult decisions to make. That is why we need to undertake the studies, and that is what this motion is about. It is about saying that before we start developing Throsby, what are the environmental values, how can we best protect them and do we need to consider a different development option than the one that is currently on the table? That is actually a sophisticated conversation, and I realise that some in this chamber struggle to come to terms with that level of sophistication, but it is one that we are prepared to take on. I was also disappointed at the sheer disrespect to the expert—
Mr Seselja interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Seselja, you are warned.
MR RATTENBURY: opinion of ecologists and scientists, people who wrote the connectivity report—
Mr Seselja: Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes, Mr Seselja.
Mr Seselja: Sorry, exactly why am I warned?
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: I asked everyone to remain silent while Mr Rattenbury spoke. Could you stop the clock, please? And I said that if members interrupted any more, I would warn them.
Mr Seselja: So is it now true that any comments will result in a warning?
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: I asked members to remain silent. Do you understand what that means? Remain silent. I asked that you remain silent, and if you interject across the floor, which you just did, then I said that you would be warned, and I have done that. I do not care which member it is. Thank you. Mr Rattenbury, you may continue.
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