Page 1692 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 29 May 1990
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Perhaps in one area you actually might get some credibility, because it may be that your sneaky, very carefully devised intention all the way along has been to bring this Assembly into such disrepute that you hope to have it dissolved. You have the assistance there of the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister to do so. I think it is a great shame that they should continue to support you in this way. We ought now to have a suspension of standing orders to debate this matter further.
Question put.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 6 NOES, 9
Mr Berry Mr Collaery
Mr Connolly Mr Duby
Ms Follett Mr Humphries
Mrs Grassby Mr Jensen
Mr Moore Mr Kaine
Mr Wood Ms Maher
Mrs Nolan
Mr Prowse
Mr Stefaniak
Question so resolved in the negative.
MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND URBAN SERVICES
Motion of Censure
MR BERRY (5.08), by leave: I move:
That, noting that for the second time within two years the Minister for Finance and Urban Services, Mr Duby, has been convicted under the Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977, and noting that Mrs Robyn Nolan took the honourable path and stood down from the position of Mr Duby's Executive Deputy following a conviction under the Commonwealth Taxation Administration Act, this Assembly censures the Minister for Finance and Urban Services, Mr Duby, for failing to resign as Minister.
As I have said repeatedly, this is a very important issue. If the Government does not see that it is important for its own existence, then it should see it is an important issue for the credibility of the Assembly. I will go over some historical events which are well known but which, nevertheless, I think need to be put on the record.
Mr Duby has had two convictions under the Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Act in two years. That is a serious enough issue on its own for any member of the community but
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