Page 558 - Week 02 - Thursday, 25 February 1993
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ACTION Bus Drivers
MR DE DOMENICO (4.44): Madam Speaker, I was called out of the Assembly to hear a radio interview with Mr John Wilson, who I believe is the president of the Trades and Labour Council. Mr Wilson was suggesting that ACTION bus drivers would be handing out political leaflets on picnic day. I alert the Attorney-General and Minister for Urban Services. If ACTION bus drivers will be handing out political leaflets on trade union picnic days, one would hope that they will not be on duty at the time that they are doing it.
Mr Berry: It is their day off.
MR DE DOMENICO: Not all of them, Mr Berry, I would assume.
Mr Berry: For the ones at the picnic, it will be.
MR DE DOMENICO: I am saying that Mr Wilson said that ACTION bus drivers would be handing out leaflets. If they are handing out leaflets at the picnic, on their picnic day, that is fine, because we still live in a democratic society. I am saying, though, through you, Madam Speaker, that hopefully Mr Connolly will make sure that those drivers who are rostered on on that day, in ACTION uniform, will not be handing out leaflets of any sort, on the community's time and money, unless it has something to do with ACTION buses.
Legislative Process
MR CORNWELL (4.45): Madam Speaker, I would like to correct one point that Mr Moore, in his outburst of moral righteousness, alluded to - the fact that the Bills that were discussed yesterday were urgent Bills. That is not my understanding at all. They were simply Bills that were on the paper to be debated and we, the Liberal Party, objected to them. They were not declared urgent Bills.
Secondly, Mr Moore made the comment that they were simple Bills. Frankly, we would argue with that. Whether Mr Moore is concerned about the people out there in the constituency who are affected by these Bills is a matter for him and them, and no doubt he will suffer the consequences at the next election. We do not regard them as simple Bills. He regards them as simple Bills and I suppose, no matter how many extra staff he gets, that is not going to help his predicament. Might I suggest, Chief Minister, that any doubts or perceptions that people in this chamber, on this side of the house, or those out in the community may harbour in relation to this matter could easily be corrected if you speed up the request of the Liberals in terms of staff.
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