Page 4355 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 21 November 1990
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The serious issue for consideration by this Assembly is whether or not it should block the passage of private members' business. I call on the Government to reject the Administration and Procedures Committee interim report and endorse the advice that has been given by Mr Pat Brazil in his letter of 6 November 1990.
Mr Collaery: We are going to. He told us to get another opinion.
MR BERRY: Mr Collaery interjects that Mr Brazil told them to get another opinion. He did not tell them anything. They are the Government. He said certain things to the Administration and Procedures Committee. Mr Collaery does not seem to be able to separate those two things. That is how the community will view the Government's influence over everything in this place, including so-called independent committees.
Mr Jensen: You would not know bipartisanship if it tripped you up, Wayne.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, Mr Jensen!
MR BERRY: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Labor Opposition will support the adjournment of orders of the day Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the basis that the Government will bring the advice back to this Assembly before private members' business next week, so that we can pursue the matter if the Government chooses to support the views of the Administration and Procedures Committee. Otherwise, the Labor Opposition is perfectly prepared to debate the matters today.
I repeat that we will support the adjournment of those motions until next week - no later. We do that very reluctantly. We would prefer to deal with them today in order that the community can see where this Government, and in particular the Residents Rally, is headed on these matters.
POSTPONEMENT OF ORDERS OF THE DAY
MR COLLAERY (Deputy Chief Minister) (10.41), by leave: I move:
That orders of the day Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8, private members' business, be postponed until the Assembly has received, and determined any motion moved upon the presentation of, the Report of the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedures Inquiry into standing orders 200 and 201.
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