Mr McCARTHY - 2014-05-08
Recently we saw Barry O’Farrell resign as Premier of New South Wales because he received a bottle of wine from a well-known Liberal Party fundraiser. This week you have repeatedly denied any knowledge of the activities of the CLP slush fund, Foundation 51. E-mails recently tabled in this Assembly make it clear you have lied to Territorians and lied to his House ...
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! He knows the rules. He cannot make that allegation unless it is a substantive motion, which I am sure it will be in about one second.
Madam SPEAKER: Please take that on board, member for Barkly.
Mr McCARTHY (Barkly): Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister for:
lying to this parliament and to Territorians about his knowledge of the CLP slush fund, Foundation 51
lying to this parliament and to Territorians about the relationship between the CLP and Foundation 51
refusing to come clean about his knowledge and involvement in the CLP slush fund, Foundation 51, despite clear evidence of numerous conversations with one of the funds directors, Graeme Lewis
attempting to cover up his lies by refusing to have a full and public inquiry into the activities of CLP slush fund, Foundation 51
arrogantly refusing to send a referral to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to find the best way to establish a corruption commission to ensure transparency in the political donation system in the Northern Territory.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, whilst this is not strictly in line with standing orders - you censure governments, not individual ministers - we will accept the censure for the purposes of getting on with this.
I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! He knows the rules. He cannot make that allegation unless it is a substantive motion, which I am sure it will be in about one second.
Madam SPEAKER: Please take that on board, member for Barkly.
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Move Proposed Motion of Censure
Mr McCARTHY (Barkly): Madam Speaker, I move that so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this House from censuring the Chief Minister for:
lying to this parliament and to Territorians about his knowledge of the CLP slush fund, Foundation 51
lying to this parliament and to Territorians about the relationship between the CLP and Foundation 51
refusing to come clean about his knowledge and involvement in the CLP slush fund, Foundation 51, despite clear evidence of numerous conversations with one of the funds directors, Graeme Lewis
attempting to cover up his lies by refusing to have a full and public inquiry into the activities of CLP slush fund, Foundation 51
arrogantly refusing to send a referral to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to find the best way to establish a corruption commission to ensure transparency in the political donation system in the Northern Territory.
Mr ELFERINK (Leader of Government Business): Madam Speaker, whilst this is not strictly in line with standing orders - you censure governments, not individual ministers - we will accept the censure for the purposes of getting on with this.
I ask that further questions be placed on the Written Question Paper.
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