Bills

Public Interest Disclosure Bill

Conference

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (11:03): I seek leave to move a motion without notice concerning the conference on the bill.

Leave granted.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: I move:

That the sitting of the council be not suspended during the continuation of the conference on the bill.

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN (11:03): I wish to speak to the motion. Honourable members will recall that on Tuesday the Hon. Mr Parnell, a fellow member of the deadlock conference, expressed concern that the finding of an appropriate time for the deadlock conference is dragging on. The Liberal Party shares the Hon. Mr Parnell's views. I thought I would raise it on the last sitting day before a break to put the government on notice that, should we return from the break and we have not had some progress about settling a time for a conference, we will consider opposing this motion in the next sitting week.

Motion carried.