Page 3146 - Week 15 - Thursday, 14 December 1989
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(i) Mrs Nolan: Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures;
(ii) Dr Kinloch and Mr Stefaniak: Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment;
(iii) Mr Jensen and Mrs Nolan: Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Infrastructure;
(iv) Ms Maher: Standing Committee on Public Accounts;
(v) Mr Stefaniak and Mr Stevenson: Select Committee on Cultural Activities and Facilities; and
(vi) Mr Stefaniak: Select Committee on HIV, Illegal Drugs and Prostitution.
Mr Speaker, contrary to press reports today, where the - - -
Mr Whalan: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; could you clarify under what standing order the standing orders have been suspended?
Mr Jensen: I think you will find it is 272, Paul.
MR SPEAKER: Yes. To clarify that issue, we have suspended the temporary orders, but we now obviously revert back to the original standing order 272, which says:
In cases of necessity, any standing order or orders of the Assembly may be suspended on motion, duly moved, by a Minister.
Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
Mr Whalan: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have here the Hansard of 29 June at page 571 where we deleted from the standing orders the words "by a Minister" and replaced them with a completely new set of words. I submit to you, Mr Speaker, that there is no residual standing order which provides power to a Minister to suspend standing orders. There is no power to suspend, and I table this extract from Hansard.
MR SPEAKER: You will need to seek leave to table that extract.
Mr Whalan: I seek leave.
Leave granted.
MR SPEAKER: My original point on this issue was correct. The motion this morning was that temporary order 272 be suspended for this sitting. Therefore, we revert back to the original standing order 272. Please proceed, Mr Collaery.
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