Page 6289 - Week 19 - Tuesday, 17 December 1991
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This will be my seventh election for a State or Territory or Federal parliament. My record is not bad in the others; I won three and lost three. On each occasion I was never sure of the outcome, but I have to say that I am coming into this next election with the greatest equanimity that I can find. While nobody is absolutely sure on this occasion, I am reasonably confident. So, given my past record, when it sometimes has been quite anxious in marginal seats in difficult times, colleagues, I feel for you.
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MR JENSEN (8.14): Mr Speaker, it gives me some sense of privilege to follow my colleague Mr Wood. I think it is fair to say that all of us in this Assembly have a certain degree of liking for Mr Wood. We have served with him on committees or as a Minister. I think we all appreciate the support, advice and assistance that he has given us throughout the period. Thanks very much, Bill.
Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the members of the committee secretariat staff who worked long hours to ensure that the committee reports were prepared on time. At the risk of missing any of them, I think it is appropriate that I should remember Mr John Cummins, who was the first committee secretary in this Assembly. I was very privileged to work with John, as I know other members were. John, as we know, has returned to the Federal Parliament and I am sure that we all wish him well there.
Another stalwart of the committee staff is Ms Karin Malmberg, now the senior committee secretary, who has provided support to the Public Accounts Committee. I have already thanked Karin today and I will not continue. I would also like to thank Mr Greg McIntosh, who has been the secretary for the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Committee, which has had an interesting time during the life of the Assembly. I would like to thank Greg for his advice and assistance over that period.
Mr Speaker, as my colleague Mr Moore has indicated, the committee system has been a major feature of our Assembly. It has certainly been my privilege to serve as a member of standing and select committees within this Assembly. I am sure that in the next Assembly we will see a further development of this process, which I see as being very important in relation to the review of our government, particularly the Executive. I think it is something that we all appreciate, particularly as this house, as I have said before, has no review process other than the committee system.
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