Page 848 - Week 06 - Tuesday, 25 July 1989
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agreed with Mr Kaine's earlier memorandum on this topic. That was the first suggested schedule by the Chief Minister. I understand there was a second suggested schedule - - -
Mrs Nolan: There was only one.
MR COLLAERY: I hear an interjection to suggest there was only one schedule. So I am not sure what Mr Kaine is referring to. I did receive a letter from the Chief Minister on 20 July, indicating that she had sent an alternative suggestion to Mr Kaine. That letter was received in my office and seen by me on or about that day.
Mr Speaker, to answer the serious allegation by Mr Kaine, it appears from the documentation available to me that there has been no further correspondence on the issue since that time. So the real point of the question being asked was to indicate very clearly to this house that the Rally did not believe that at the second stage of this negotiation it had been adequately consulted, and finding out last night from Mr Whalan, and my coming down to an Assembly room to tell one of Mr Kaine's colleagues what the sitting schedule was, prompted me to ask the question.
Mr Speaker, if I am imputing any dishonesty or any cupidity on Mr Kaine's part, I withdraw any such imputation.
Mr Kaine: "Conspiracy" was the word.
MR COLLAERY: The word "conspiracy" was not even used or implied. Mr Kaine is very, very sensitive to that word; I do not know why, Mr Speaker. The fact is that it was a simple question of the Deputy Chief Minister as to whether there had been an agreement between him and Mr Kaine, of which the Rally had not known when it could have been invited to any such meeting.
MR WHALAN (Deputy Chief Minister): I claim to have been misrepresented, Mr Speaker.
MR SPEAKER: Proceed.
MR WHALAN: Again, it is based on the way in which Mr Collaery deals with the truth. Mr Collaery and I had a discussion yesterday, as we normally do at the beginning of a sitting week, and we discussed the program.
Mr Collaery: I bring a witness.
MR WHALAN: I have made it a point, Mr Speaker. Mr Collaery has just interjected and said that he makes sure he brings a witness. I have three witnesses to the conversation, and they include Mr Jensen.
Mr Jensen: Two actually, Paul. Well, three.
MR WHALAN: You are the third one, Mr Jensen.
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