Page 439 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 21 February 1990
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Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
DISCHARGE OF ORDER OF THE DAY
MRS NOLAN (4.30): This Bill was originally a private members' Bill, Order of the Day No. 1, but it is to move across to the Government's executive business and will be placed on its legislative program.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
DISCHARGE OF ORDER OF THE DAY
Motion (by Mr Jensen), by leave, agreed to:
That private members' business, order of the day No. 2, be discharged.
POSTPONEMENT OF ORDERS OF THE DAY
Motion (by Mr Duby) proposed:
That orders of the day, Nos. 1 and 2, executive business, be postponed until the next day of sitting.
MR WHALAN (4.31): Again, we agree to postpone the orders of the day, but I think the reason for their being postponed should be placed on record. We discovered during question time today that matters relating to at least one of these Bills was the subject of review by the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills and Subordinate Legislation and that the review is current. I am surprised that there had been such a breakdown in communication between Executive Deputies, who chair such important committees as the Bills review committee, and the Government when the Government was proposing to proceed with legislation through all its stages while concurrently the Bills review committee was examining it.
It is yet another example of the failure of the Government to get its act together when it comes to Government business. We were ready to proceed. We had no indication whatsoever that this legislation had even been referred to the Bills committee. I think that was apparent from the question asked at question time today. It came as quite a surprise to us that the terms of the legislation had been referred to that committee. I urge the Chief Minister to get his team to get their game together, that they take a
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