Page 2355 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 22 June 1994
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MR MOORE (3.35): The effect of the amendment is to ensure that an appointment is made without patronage or favouritism and without discrimination that is unlawful under the Discrimination Act 1991. I cannot see how somebody could object to that. The Chief Minister said that this is how it is done in the Federal Public Service. If we look at the Federal Public Service, there have been a number of accusations of that very thing applying - of people being appointed with patronage or with favouritism. Certainly, the Right of the New South Wales Labor Party has the reputation of looking after their mates. It is incumbent upon us to ensure that, where at all possible, any appointments made in the future are made without patronage or favouritism. I am not referring to what has happened in the ACT, because I am not aware of any such appointment. I wish to make that clear. I state on the record that I am not aware of any such appointments made at this level in the ACT public service. It seems to me that this is a very sensible piece of forward thinking to ensure that appointments are made without patronage and without favouritism, and that is why I will be supporting both of these amendments.
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (3.37): Madam Speaker, there is a typographical error in amendment No. 9A. It should read "subsections 65(1), (3) and (4)", not "subsections 65(1), (2) and (4)". I seek leave to make that alteration.
Leave granted.
Question put:
That the amendments, as amended, (Mrs Carnell's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 9 NOES, 8
Mrs Carnell Mr Berry
Mr Cornwell Mr Connolly
Mr De Domenico Ms Ellis
Mr Humphries Ms Follett
Mr Kaine Mrs Grassby
Mr Moore Mr Lamont
Mr Stevenson Ms McRae
Ms Szuty Mr Wood
Mr Westende
Question so resolved in the affirmative.
Clauses, as amended, agreed to.
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