Page 1041 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 6 May 2014
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It is the case that we need to see exactly what was so objectionable about this report that those opposite could not endorse it. In every letter, in every word, in every paragraph they could endorse it but they could not endorse the report as a whole. The question is: why did they do that? Clearly, they did not disagree with the content. Clearly, they did not disagree with the substance. They were just wanting to play silly political games.
Madam Speaker, I note that Mr Rattenbury has circulated an amendment to my motion. I can foreshadow now that I have no disagreement with the amendment Mr Rattenbury has suggested.
MR WALL (Brindabella) (10.43): I move an amendment to Mr Corbell’s motion, which I believe is being circulated as I speak. I move:
Add
“(2) any alternate report considered by the Committee be tabled by close of business today.”.
The amendment seeks to include all alternative reports that were considered by the committee to be tabled by the close of business today to the Assembly.
Mr Corbell: Shane has circulated an amendment already.
MR WALL: Mr Rattenbury and I presented it to the chair at the same time. I have discussed it with Mr Rattenbury and—
Ms Gallagher: Is yours better?
MR WALL: They are of equal merit. Madam Speaker, I think, it was deliberated—
MADAM SPEAKER: Can we stop the conversation across the chamber? Please address the chair so that everyone has an idea of what is going on?
Mr Coe: It is all about you, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: It certainly is. That is what the standing orders say, Mr Coe.
MR WALL: Madam Speaker, it was discussed yesterday during the deliberations of the committee as to what the best mechanism would be to allow both the chair’s draft and the alternative report to be presented and made public. The advice that we were given by the committee secretariat was that if the draft and the alternate draft reports had been included as part of the minutes they would not have been made public but simply circulated for members of the Assembly. So the discussion was, and the decision was taken, that the most effective way of ensuring that all views of members of the committee were made public was that a substantive motion in the Assembly be moved to have the reports tabled.
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