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determination. He made one; I have made another, and there is no further debate required than that.
On the question of the letters, Mr Whalan is very keen on this innuendo about people and whether what they have done is proper or not. If he keeps it up, it might be another boomerang. I have inquired into his insinuation in this case, and the only evidence that I can find of anything that has any resemblance to the events that Mr Whalan is ascribing to Mrs Nolan is that before we took the Government Mrs Nolan corresponded with a large number of private operators in the small business world. It was in no way an act performed as a member of this government. It was done as a private individual. She has explained to me quite satisfactorily the arrangements that she made for distributing that correspondence. It was not done at the public expense, if that is what you are insinuating, Mr Whalan and, having been given the facts, you might care to withdraw any such insinuation.
You might stop trying to misrepresent, distort, and imply that people on this side of the house are somehow acting in an improper way. I would be most obliged if you would stop doing that because it is a boomerang and if you keep it up, you may get a few landing back on your own deck.
MR BERRY (4.28): I also take the opportunity to prevent distortions that were just put to this Assembly by the Chief Minister. The way the Chief Minister put it was that what the then Minister Mr Whalan had done was similar to the permanent arrangements which were proposed by Mrs Nolan and which will subsequently be knocked off. The Chief Minister's discretionary power is quite different, so do not let us distort issues and put them to this house in that way.
Mr Kaine: I can assure you that, unless I do otherwise, it is permanent.
MR BERRY: But the very clear distortion is the difference between discretionary powers of the Minister and the legislation which was proposed by Mrs Nolan. Mrs Nolan's legislation is the issue under debate, not the distorted discretionary powers about which the Chief Minister is talking.
Debate interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
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