Page 4206 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 29 November 1994
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Suspension of Standing and Temporary Orders
MRS CARNELL (Leader of the Opposition) (4.16): I move:
That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent the Leader of the Opposition from moving a motion without notice concerning retailing in the Tuggeranong Valley.
Madam Speaker, this motion is not from me. This motion was passed by a meeting of small business people in the Tuggeranong Valley last week, a meeting that was called by various people. I think it would be really unfortunate for this Assembly to be unwilling to allow a motion that was passed at a community meeting to be debated and - - -
Mr Berry: Were you there?
MRS CARNELL: Yes, I was there.
Mr Berry: Did you speak on it?
MRS CARNELL: Yes, I did.
Mr Berry: Did you support the motion?
MRS CARNELL: Yes, I did. There were a number of small business people at this meeting. The motion came from the floor, Madam Speaker. The motion is as I have already distributed around the Assembly. I think it would be very unfortunate for this Assembly ever to say that we will not debate a motion that was passed at a community meeting. Certainly, I can guarantee from this side of the house - - -
Mr Wood: We will not support your grandstanding. That is what it is. This is just your grandstanding.
Mr De Domenico: This is called a gag, Mr Wood.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order!
MRS CARNELL: This motion did not come from the Liberal Party. It came from the floor of a community meeting. We undertook, at the direction of that meeting, to bring this motion forward to the Assembly.
Ms Follett: Why did you not put it on notice, then? Put it on the notice paper.
MRS CARNELL: The reason we did not put it on the notice paper is that there is simply not time in this Assembly.
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