Page 3116 - Week 14 - Thursday, 7 December 1989
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between Mr Kaine and Mr Collaery in relation to the casino brought to the surface. Now, these divisions are absolutely fundamental. They are irreconcilable. Collaery will not permit the casino to go ahead in the Civic Square redevelopment. Collaery has indicated the veto. Hector Kinloch, Dr Kinloch, a man of principle, a man of integrity, a man who came into this chamber on one issue alone - nothing else; just the casino - is not going to allow a casino to be built, are you, Hector?
MR SPEAKER: Order!
Mr Jensen: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; I would suggest that the - - -
MR SPEAKER: Yes, thank you. Please refrain from - - -
Mr Jensen: I was just waiting, Mr Speaker, until the member opposite resumed his seat so I could continue with my point of order. I understand that that is the normal convention, Mr Speaker.
MR WHALAN: You are not the Speaker yet.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Please proceed, Mr Jensen.
Mr Jensen: Mr Speaker, once again the past and previous Deputy Chief Minister, now deputy leader of the Opposition, is continuing to flaunt conventions within this house by referring to persons within this chamber by their first name, in direct contravention of instructions given by you. I request, Mr Speaker, that you ask him to desist immediately.
MR SPEAKER: Thank you for that direction, Mr Jensen. Mr Whalan, please abide by standing order 62 as you continue your speech.
MR WHALAN: There has been a plea, Mr Speaker, from the Chief Minister that there should be time for the Government to get their act together - to get the circus going - but they keep interjecting and saying, "Well, you know, when you were in government you had 14 days". I think one of the important things is that when we came into government there was that amount of business on the business paper. There was nothing.
Mr Humphries: Because we gave you the time to develop a full program.
MR WHALAN: No, there was nothing on the business paper.
Mr Humphries: We could have put things there.
MR WHALAN: The fact is that there was nothing on the business paper, Mr Speaker. It was just a blank sheet of paper. So this situation is fundamentally different from the situation that prevailed on 11 May, when this Assembly was brought together for the first time.
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