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1988 provides that the Assembly shall determine the title of the Presiding Officer. I move:
That the title of the Presiding Officer of this
Assembly be Speaker.
Question resolved in affirmative.
STANDING ORDERS (AMENDMENTS)
MR WHALAN (by leave): I move:
That the following amendments be made to the standing orders:
New standing orders
After standing order 5 insert the following new standing orders:
"Election of Leader of the Opposition
5A. On the first day of meeting of the Assembly after an election, or whenever the office becomes vacant, a Member, not being a Minister, may be elected by the Assembly to be the Leader of the Opposition.
How Elected
5B. The election of the Leader of the Opposition shall be conducted by the Presiding Officer in a similar manner to the election of the Chief Minister.".
Standing order 69
After "Deputy Presiding Officer" insert "or Leader of the Opposition".
MR COLLAERY: I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. There has to be debate on this issue certainly. I believe that the matter should be debated in the customary fashion.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, Mr Collaery. You have the floor.
MR COLLAERY: This is a profound departure from normal parliamentary procedures. This outrageous proposal identifies the seal on the thirty pieces of silver that were exchanged somewhere between midnight and this morning. The fact is that this procedural motion enables the Liberal Party to secure the minuscule gain that it sought by giving away and abandoning the speakership and the leadership of this Assembly. The fact is that the proposed standing
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