Ms LAWRIE - 2014-10-23
Territorians have every right to mistrust your dodgy spin on public asset sales. You have shown by your actions this week on Foundation 51 that you have no compunction about covering up corruption, whether it is Foundation 51 …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 112 expressly forbids those sorts of epithets.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, can you state your question again, please.
Ms LAWRIE: You have shown by your actions this week on Foundation 51 that you have no compunction about covering up corruption, whether it is Foundation 51 or the dodgy $1m payment to the Tiwi Land Council …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 112(2).
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, as the question is directed at the Chief Minister in person, could you please refrain and reword your question such that it does not use that kind of language. Just ask the question.
Ms LAWRIE (Opposition Leader): Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister for:
covering up the illegal activities of Foundation 51 by shutting down the inquiry moved by this parliament
lying to Territorians and the people of Casuarina about your real intentions to sell off TIO and privatise the port and Power and Water assets
covering up the dodgy $1m and bank guarantee deal with the Tiwi Land Council.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): That was much shorter than usual. We accept the censure motion. I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 112 expressly forbids those sorts of epithets.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, can you state your question again, please.
Ms LAWRIE: You have shown by your actions this week on Foundation 51 that you have no compunction about covering up corruption, whether it is Foundation 51 or the dodgy $1m payment to the Tiwi Land Council …
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Standing Order 112(2).
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, as the question is directed at the Chief Minister in person, could you please refrain and reword your question such that it does not use that kind of language. Just ask the question.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Ms LAWRIE (Opposition Leader): Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister for:
covering up the illegal activities of Foundation 51 by shutting down the inquiry moved by this parliament
lying to Territorians and the people of Casuarina about your real intentions to sell off TIO and privatise the port and Power and Water assets
covering up the dodgy $1m and bank guarantee deal with the Tiwi Land Council.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): That was much shorter than usual. We accept the censure motion. I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
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