Page 2598 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 8 August 1990
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Ministerial Equity
DR KINLOCH: My question is directed to the Attorney-General. As we all know, we are all deeply concerned about gender equity and age equity, and I have this deep concern today about ministerial equity. I pondered for a long time on this, and I would like to know why the Attorney-General is not asked any questions.
Mr Connolly: On a point of order, Mr Speaker; that is not a question within the Attorney-General's portfolio. It should be ruled out of order.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Let us see what answer he gives, Mr Connolly.
MR COLLAERY: Mr Acting Speaker, I am delighted to receive this question from my colleague Dr Kinloch. Of course, it puzzles me, too, why the Opposition members will not ask me any questions. They never do; they are too scared to do so. I wanted to talk today, Mr Acting Speaker - - -
Mrs Grassby: We know you want to talk. We don't want to give you a chance. We are sick of hearing you.
MR COLLAERY: There we are!
MR KAINE: Mr Acting Speaker, I request that any further questions be placed on the notice paper.
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
MR KAINE (Chief Minister): Mr Acting Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
MR ACTING SPEAKER: Please proceed.
MR KAINE: Three times so far today I have been grossly and deliberately misrepresented. I think this is indicative of the behaviour of the Opposition members. They have fallen into the habit of making statements that are simply not true, and then members of the Government are obliged - - -
Ms Follett: It is in the Hansard.
MR KAINE: I will get to that in a minute. Members of the Government are obliged then to answer these inaccurate, untrue statements. It has been going on since this Government has been in place, and it is time to nail them to the wall, Mr Acting Speaker.
Mr Berry: It's in the Hansard.
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