Page 3482 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 18 September 1991
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arrangement. So, if there was to be any hope at all of passing that legislation - after all, why would I want to support that legislation if I was not interested in passing it? - in order to avoid the violation of the laws of the other six States, it was very necessary for Mrs Nolan to be here. I thought I was doing Mrs Nolan a favour, in fact, because I know how strongly - - -
Mr Moore: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The comment just made by Dr Kinloch about a violation of the rights of the other States is a reflection on a decision of the Assembly on a Bill being carried.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: You might be stretching it a bit there but, at any rate, yes; be careful, Dr Kinloch.
DR KINLOCH: I do not want to dwell on that, Mr Deputy Speaker. I do want Mrs Nolan to know that I thought I was doing the best for her in giving her a chance to vote on the matter, where clearly there would not have been a possibility of the Bill being passed. I knew her objection. I knew of her support for Mr Stevenson's Bill. Indeed, she voted again today for that Bill. She has had the chance today to do that. So, I think no apology on my part is called for. I was doing my best to make sure that we had as many people as possible who were in favour of Mr Stevenson's Bill.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Legislation Program
MR HUMPHRIES (4.05): I just thought I should note that it is 4.05 pm. The Government last evening was insistent that there was business to be getting on with and suggested that, notwithstanding the adjournment of the four Bills dealing with guardianship, we should still sit last night in order to deal with other legislation. I would hope that the Deputy Chief Minister might indicate, when he rises to speak in this debate, what it was that we were going to debate last night if it was not the Bills that were, by general consent, agreed not to be going on for debate last night.
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