Page 243 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Mr Corbell: That is exactly what your motion is asking us to do.
MS BRESNAN: No, it is not. That is not what it says. We have said—
Mr Corbell: It is circumventing the normal process in requiring a report to the Assembly.
MS BRESNAN: Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: Mr Corbell, you can have your turn in a minute.
Mr Corbell: She interjected on me, Mr Speaker—
MS BRESNAN: Because what you have said is frankly untrue and because I spoke to the Chief Minister’s adviser and explained—
Mr Corbell: The fact is, Ms Bresnan, you got it wrong.
MS BRESNAN: It says, “investigate methods”.
Mr Corbell: You got it wrong.
MS BRESNAN: No, you’ve got it wrong, Mr Corbell. It says “investigate methods of providing”. We have never sought to circumvent process. It was just to provide assistance to direct them to the appropriate grants.
Mr Corbell: That is exactly what your motion does.
MS BRESNAN: No, it does not do that.
Mr Corbell: Yes, it does.
MS BRESNAN: That is what it says. As I said to the Chief Minister’s adviser—
Mr Corbell: It is absolutely what your motion does and that’s why the Liberal Party is not supporting your motion.
MS BRESNAN: Mr Speaker?
MR SPEAKER: Ms Bresnan.
MS BRESNAN: Thank you. As I said, if my conversation with the Chief Minister adviser had been passed on and if I had had a chance to speak to the Chief Minister himself—obviously he would not speak to me either—I could have actually explained and we could have had some constructive input on this motion, but obviously that did not happen either.
We will not be supporting this amendment. I understand the Liberals are and that is understandable. I think what has been said in this place is disappointing—that a
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