Page 6 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 13 February 1990
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... she was miffed at what appeared to be an unscrupulous swiping of her proposed legislation detailed last September.
I ask the Attorney-General whether it is correct that this legislation was proposed and drafted by the Follett-Whalan Government.
MR COLLAERY: Of course it is not correct; it was extraordinary to read that in the Canberra Times. The fact is that this legislation had its genesis before one of the last Federal Labor administrations of this Territory. The final documentation shows that it was largely proposed and drafted long before self-government and it is a quite extraordinary event to hear the former Chief Minister use that kind of language to suggest ulterior and bad motives on the part of this Assembly, which is happy to bring forward legislation originally identified as priority legislation by the Follett Government.
Teaching Staff
MR MOORE: My question is to Mr Humphries as Minister for Education. I refer him to the Pru Goward show on Friday, 9 February, at which time Dr Kinloch had ordered Dr Donovan from the studio - which, by the way, I think probably fits into an executive rather than advisory role - as the show was about to start. During that interview Dr Kinloch said, and I quote, "There are only 15 teachers short". He also gave a categorical assurance, and I quote again, "There will be no balloting". Pru Goward asked, "That is categoric?". He replied, "Categoric - it will stop". Have the 15 teachers been employed at what I estimate to be a cost of around $450,000? Or how is the Minister going to support the decision of his Executive Deputy?
MR HUMPHRIES: I should make clear at the outset, Mr Speaker, that the interpretation that Mr Moore has put on the events of last week is not substantiated by the facts. The facts are that Dr Donovan was not ordered by Dr Kinloch not to appear on the program at the same time as he did.
Mr Whalan: He was threatened with the sack if he did not leave.
MR SPEAKER: Order, order!
MR HUMPHRIES: Dr Donovan complied with the request to leave, as was very proper of him. It would be inappropriate, of course, for a member of the schools service to appear on the same program as a member of the Assembly who was there for his part stating some aspect of Government policy. As Mr Kaine has indicated, it is certainly quite within the scope of the role of the Executive Deputy to talk about and discuss in a public fashion the policy of the Government.
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