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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 9 Hansard (7 September) . . Page.. 3109 ..
MR MOORE (continuing):
However, we understand where he is coming from and we look forward to the piece of legislation that he has foreshadowed.
MR QUINLAN (12.14 am): Mr Speaker, with your indulgence I would like to say something in relation to what Mr Osborne has just said. Earlier yesterday in debate Mr Moore and Mr Smyth somehow came up with the logic that the opposition's move for complete openness in members' returns could not be accepted because of poker machines. This is not the first time that we have had some cockeyed logic like this peddled around this place. Then they wandered off onto discussion as to whether the opposition should abstain from voting.
Mr Moore: We were just exposing your hypocrisy.
MR QUINLAN: And I think the word "hypocrisy" was chucked around. I was going to refer to that. I just happen to have a piece of paper from the Canberra Times-danger, danger-which purports to be a list of donations to successful candidates in 1998. I would like, first of all, to refer to Kate Carnell. The Friends of Kate Carnell Campaign Fund contained 89 donations totalling $168,170. The list includes PG & E Corporation, Brisbane, whatever they are. One would presume that Ms Carnell should no longer vote on anything that has got to do with anything that PG & E Corporation does. The Pharmacy Guild is on the list. So too is Australian Capital Consultants, so that wipes out consultants.
MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Quinlan, we are debating clause 1 in the detail stage. We are not discussing the in-principle stage.
MR QUINLAN: Well, I am happy to make these comments on clause 4, if you like.
Mr Humphries: That would be logical.
Clause 1 agreed to.
Clauses 2 and 3, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Proposed new clauses.
MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (12.16 am): I move:
That the following new clauses be inserted in the Bill: Page 2, line 2:
No 1 -
"3A Interpretation
Section 198 is amended-
(a) by omitting from paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of associated entity in subsection (1) 'independent'; and
(b) by omitting paragraph (a) of the definition of register in subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
'(a) in relation to a reporting agent appointed by a party or an MLA-the register of party and MLA reporting agents kept under subsection 205 (1); or'; and
(c) by omitting from the definition of reporting agent in subsection (1) 'independent'.
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