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disorderly conduct. I would suggest that every one of us should look very carefully at ourselves and consider very carefully before we adopt that practice in the future.

MS MAHER (11.07): Mr Speaker, I rise to state categorically that I had no part of any game plan of tonight's proceedings with relation to Mr Whalan having to leave this Assembly.

Mr Berry: They protesteth too much.

Mrs Grassby: Yes, I think they protesteth too much.

Mr Moore: There are informal and formal game plans.

MR SPEAKER: Order! I would ask you to withdraw that, Mr Berry. There is an imputation there of disbelief.

Mr Collaery: It was Moore.

Mr Moore: Mr Speaker, it was my interjection and I withdraw it.

Mrs Grassby: You had better get it right, Mr Speaker.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, I apologise, Mr Berry. It was Mr Moore who withdrew. You are a ventriloquist obviously.

MS MAHER: Mr Speaker, I would just like to have it on record that I personally am rather disappointed with this Assembly and some of the comments that are coming from the other side of this room. I think that the untruths that are flying across not only in this house but also out in the media are degrading this Assembly. I do not know what their game plan is, but I just hope it stops.

Pesticides Act 1989

MR HUMPHRIES (Minister for Health, Education and the Arts) (11.08): Mr Speaker, I want to change the subject slightly.

Mr Berry: To the Pesticides Act.

MR HUMPHRIES: Yes, indeed, to the Pesticides Act, Mr Berry. Mr Moore referred earlier on this evening in the adjournment debate to what he implied was the hypocrisy of members on this side and I would like to turn the tables slightly. In the course of debating the Clinical Waste Bill earlier this evening it was suggested by Opposition members that it was wrong to include a provision that - - -

Mr Moore: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; it cannot reflect on the previous debate.


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