Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-05-04 Daily Xml

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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:15): I have a supplementary question arising from the original answer. Does the minister stand by her assertion that the government wanted the liquor licensing bill debated in full this week, when her staff indicated last week, when they were finally available for a briefing—

The PRESIDENT: Order! No explanation.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: —that they would not be going into committee on this bill this week because of the government's own—

The PRESIDENT: No—no explanation.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: —announcement that this bill had a six-week review—

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: —which ended on Friday?

The PRESIDENT: Order! I must say—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I must say that we have all been here long enough now to know how to ask a supplementary question.

The Hon. R.I. Lucas: It was a very good supplementary.

The PRESIDENT: It would have been, without the explanation. It might have been a supplementary question. The Hon. Mr Lucas.