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The fact is that we have made an offer to Decoin and that was done early in November. There have been extensive negotiations with the company since that time, and it has now confirmed that the lease conditions are acceptable to it.
It was given 28 days to advise of the acceptance of the offer, which it has not yet done. In fact, it has until 26 November and, if by that date it confirms in writing its acceptance of the lease together with a premium payment of $1.2m and a $500,000 performance bond, then it can proceed immediately on working on that pool.
Mr Connolly: Will the Chief Minister table the document he was reading from?
MR SPEAKER: Mr Connolly, please!
Mr Connolly: On a point of order, Mr Speaker: I am asking the Chief Minister to table the document he was reading from.
MR KAINE: You table all yours, and I will table all mine.
Mr Connolly: If you ask for it - - -
MR SPEAKER: Order!
MR KAINE: I did not ask for anything. I asked for nothing.
MR SPEAKER: You can move a motion pursuant to standing order 213, but you cannot just demand it, Mr Connolly.
Mr Connolly: I seek leave to suspend so much of standing orders, pursuant to standing order 213, to make Mr Kaine table the document. It is standard practice; it is normally done.
MR SPEAKER: All you have to do is move the motion. You do not have to suspend standing orders. Just move under standing order 213, if that is what you wish to do.
Motion (by Mr Connolly) negatived:
That Mr Kaine (Chief Minister) be ordered to present the document from which he had quoted.
Planning - Leases
MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Chief Minister, Mr Kaine, and I refer to block 3, section 52 in Civic. In response to questions, first from me on 20 February this year, and then from Dr Kinloch on 21 February, you stated:
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