Page 1263 - Week 07 - Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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In view of the time problems we have here, I will leave it at that.
Amendment agreed to.
MR JENSEN (4.28), in reply: I note with interest the comments made by Mr Kaine and others, particularly Mr Kaine, in relation to a suggestion that there was a particular personal problem between me and Mr Whalan. Let me assure members of the house and others present in this chamber that that is not the case. I felt, as I said in my remarks, that Mr Whalan was given a perfect opportunity, after the explanation by the Chief Minister, to withdraw the implication about my integrity. In fact, it would have been open for me as soon as we started proceedings this morning to move this particular motion, but I chose not to do so because I did not think it was appropriate and I thought it was appropriate for Mr Whalan to be given sufficient time, once he had seen the information that I had passed to the Chief Minister last night, to withdraw his comments about my integrity. It was for this reason and for this reason alone that I was forced to raise this matter.
In fact, I was much surprised by the response from Mr Whalan, in view of the fact that all I asked was what I felt was a legitimate question of the Chief Minister on an issue of concern. I can assure the house that I would not have asked the question if I had not had complete confidence in my information. Once again, I refer to the contents of a statement that I read into Hansard yesterday, a statement that I have complete confidence in. Mr Speaker, I will refer to the question again so that people are quite clear what I said. I take Mr Wood's point about a suggestion - - -
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Whalan: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER - ADMONISHMENT
Debate resumed.
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