Ms LAWRIE - 2014-05-15
The member for Arnhem has raised very serious and grave allegations about your first law officer, the Attorney-General, and about magistrate, Peter Maley. They go to potential breaches of the Criminal Code Act, section 58: influencing a Legislative Assembly member, penalty of seven years imprisonment; section 59: Bribery of a Legislative Assembly member, penalty seven years imprisonment. Blackmail and extortion, conspiracy to pervert justice, compounding crimes - why are you lying your way out of these very grave …
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, withdraw that comment.
Ms LAWRIE: Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister and his CLP government for the lack of any ethical standards or leadership, and behaviour including:
refusing to conduct a full and independent judicial enquiry into the actions of CLP slush fund Foundation 51 since its creation
refusing to instigate an inquiry under the Inquires Act into the granting of water licences since September 2012
failing to ensure that serious allegations of criminal behaviour are immediately passed on to police for investigation.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, we accept this censure motion.
I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
Madam SPEAKER: Opposition Leader, withdraw that comment.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Ms LAWRIE: Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister and his CLP government for the lack of any ethical standards or leadership, and behaviour including:
refusing to conduct a full and independent judicial enquiry into the actions of CLP slush fund Foundation 51 since its creation
refusing to instigate an inquiry under the Inquires Act into the granting of water licences since September 2012
failing to ensure that serious allegations of criminal behaviour are immediately passed on to police for investigation.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, we accept this censure motion.
I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
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