Page 4769 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994
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MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (10.36): Madam Speaker, I am getting heartily fed up with the endless playing around with the timing of this matter. I had understood that it would come on this afternoon after the MPI. I have ordered my own work in that context. It is, I think, very thoughtless and inconvenient of Mr Humphries to have changed his mind for a third time about when he wants the matter considered. I really think that where we do have some kind of agreement on the matter, and there has been no lack of agreement on this side, we ought to stick to it. It is clearly up to Mr Humphries to bring this material on, as it is his; but I repeat that this is the third time we have had a change of timing on it, and I am heartily sick of it.
MR STEVENSON (10.37): I can certainly understand the interest in bringing on the Bill. I have no doubt whatsoever that it will be brought on today, that debate on it will not be gagged and that it will be voted on. I think it is probably fair enough that the Labor members get through their scheduled business prior to the time that it is brought on. I think we had a pretty fair day on private members business yesterday. I think we could give them an opportunity to get their agenda through.
Question put:
That the motion (Mr Humphries's) be agreed to.
The Assembly voted -
AYES, 8 NOES, 9
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 Stefaniak Ms McRae
Ms Szuty Mr Stevenson
Mr Wood
Question so resolved in the negative.
COMMUNITY INITIATED REFERENDUMS - SELECT COMMITTEE
Report
Debate resumed from 7 December 1994, on motion by Mr Moore:
That the report be noted.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
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