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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) VICTORIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) FIFTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT SECOND SESSION Legislative Assembly Volume 439 Autumn 1998 (From 21 April to 15 May 1998) Internet: http://www.vicnet.net.aulvicnetlvicgov/parl/parlia.html By Authority: Victorian Government Printer The Governor His Excellency the Honourable Sir JAMES AUGUSTINE GOBBO, AC The Lieutenant-Governor Her Excellency Professor ADRlENNE E. CLARKE, AO The Ministry [AS FROM 6 JANUARY 1997] Premier, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for the Arts ............................... , The Hon. J. G. Kennett, MP Deputy Premier and Minister for Agriculture and Resources ..... " ......... The Hon. P. J. McNamara, MP Minister for Education. .. The Hon. P. A. Gude, MP Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. .. The Hon. M. A. Birrell, MLC Minister for Health and Minister for Aged Care. .. The Hon. R. I. Knowles, MLC Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrections ............................. The Hon. W. D. McGrath, MP Minister for Finance and Minister for Gaming. .. The Hon. R. M. Hallam, MLC Treasurer and Minister for Multimedia . .. The Hon. A. R. Stockdale, MP Minister for Small Business and Minister for Tourism ................................ The Hon. Louise Asher, MLC Minister for Transport ................................. The Hon. R. F. Cooper, MP Minister for Roads and Ports. .. The Hon. G. R. Craige, MLC Minister for Housing and Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs . .. The Hon. A. M. Henderson, MP Minister for Tertiary Education and Training and Minister assisting the Premier on Muhicultural Affairs .. " The Hon. P. N. Honeywood, MP Minister for Planning and Local Government. .. The Hon. R. R. C. Maclellan, MP Minister for Youth and Community Services .............. The Hon. D. V. Napthine, MP Minister for Sport and Minister for Rural Development . .. The Hon. T. C. Reynolds, MP Minister for Conservation and Land Management .......... The Hon. M. T. Tehan. MP Attorney-General, Minister for Fair Trading and Minister for Women's Affairs ......................... The Hon. 1. L. M. Wade, MP Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet .......... , ........ The Hon. Rosemary Varty, MLC Members of the Legislative Assembly FIFTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT - SECOND SESSION Speaker: The Hon. S. 1. PLOWMAJ\ Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees: Mr J. F. McGRATH Temporary Chairmen of Committees: Mr Andrianopoulos, Mr Cole, Mr Cunningham. Mr Jasper. Mr McAl1hur, Mr Maughan, Mr Pemn, Mr Pel1on, Mrs Peulich, Mr A. F. Plowman, Mr Richardson and Mr Seitz. Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party and Premier: The Hon. 1. G. KENNETT Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party: The Hon. P. A. GUDE Leader of the Parliamentary National Party and Deputy Premier: The Hon.P. 1. McNAMARA Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary National Party: The Hon.W. D. McGRATH Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition: Mr 1. M. BRUMBY Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Mr J. W. THWAlTES from 23 December 1996 Member District Party Member District Party AndrianopOUlos. Alex Mill Park ALP Lupton. Hurtle ReJtinald. OAM, JP Knox LP Andrigheno. Florian Narracan LP McArthur. Stephen James Monbulk LP Ashley. Gordon Wetzel Bayswater LP McCall. Ms Andrea Lea Fnmkston LP Baker. Ian Malcolm John Sunshine ALP McGill. Mrs Denise Oakleigh LP Batchelor. Peter Thomastown ALP McGrath. John Francis Warmambool NP Bracks. Stephen Phillip Williamstown ALP McGrath. William Desmond Wimmera NP • Brown, AIan John Gippsland West LP McLellan. Frederick Peter Fnmkston East LP Brumby. John Mansfield Broadmeadows ALP Mac\ellan. Roben Roy Cameron Pakenham LP Burkc. Ms Leonie Therese Prahran LP McNamara, Patrick John Benalla NP Cameron. Roben Graham Bendigo West ALP Maddigan. Mrs Judith Marilyn Essendon ALP Campbell. Ms Christine Mary Pascoe Vale ALP Maughan. Noel John Rodney NP Carli. Carlo Coburg ALP Micallef. Edward Joseph Springvale ALP Clark. Robert William Box Hill LP Mildenhall. Bruce Allan Footscray ALP Cole, Neil Donald Melbourne ALP Napthine. Dr Denis Vincent Ponland LP Coleman. Charles Geoffrey Bennenswood LP Pandazopoulos. John Dandenong ALP Cooper, Robert Fitzgerald Momington LP Paterson, Alister Irvine South Barwon LP CUMingham. David Jarnes Melton ALP Perrin. David John Bulleen LP # Davies. Susan Margaret Gippsland West INO Penon. Victor John Doncaster LP Dean. Dr Roben Logan BerwIck LP •• Pescon. Roger Mitcham LP Oixoo. Manin Francis Dromana LP Peulich, Mrs Inga Bentleigh LP Dallis. Demetri Richmond ALP Phillips, Wayne Eltham LP Daylc, Robert Keith Bcnnen Malvern LP Plowman, Antony Fulton Benarnbra LP Elder. Stephen Noel Ripon LP Plowman, Sidney James Evelyn LP Ellion, Mrs Lorraine Clare Mooroolbark LP Reynolds, Thomas Carter Gisbome LP Finn, Bemard Thomas Christopher Tullamarine LP Richardson, John Ingles Forest Hill LP Garbun. Ms Sherryl Maree Bundoora ALP ## Robinson, Anthony Gerard Peter Mitcham ALP Gillen, Ms Mar)' Jane Werribee ALP Rowe. Gary James Cnmbourne LP Gude, Phillip Archibald Hawthorn LP Ryan. Peter Julian Gippsland South NP Haermeyer. Andre Van Yean ALP Savage, Russelllrwin Mildura !NO Hamilton. Keith Graeme Morwell ALP Seitz., George Keilor ALP Henderson, Mrs Ann Mary Geelong LP Shardey, Mrs Helen Jean Caulfield LP Honeywood, Phillip Neville Warrandyte LP Sheehan. Anthony John NorthcOle ALP Hulls, Rob Justin Niddrie ALP Smith. Ernest Ross Glen Waverley LP Jasper, KCMeth Stephen Murray Valley NP Smith. tan Winton Polwarth LP Jenkins, Geoffrey Paul Ballarat West LP Spry, Garry Howard Bellarine LP John. Michael Bendigo East LP Steggall. Barry Edward Hector Swan Hill NP KeMen. Jeffrey Gibb Burwood LP Stockdale. Alan Roben Brighton LP Kilgour. Danald Shepparton NP Tehan. Mrs Marie Therese Seymour LP Kosky, Ms Lynne Janice Altona ALP Thornpson, Murray Hamilton Sandringham LP Langdon, Craig Anthony Cuffe Ivanhoe ALP Thwaites. Johnstone William Albert Park ALP Lean. David Richard Carrum LP Traynor. Barry Edward Ballara! East LP Leigh. Geoffrey Graerne Mordialloc LP Treasure, David Lewis Gippsland East NP Leigh!on, Michael Andrew Preston ALP Wade, Mrs Jan Louise Murray Kew LP Lim, Hong Clayton ALP Wells, Kimberley Anhur Wan!irna LP Loney, Peter James Geelong North ALP Wilson. Mrs Janet Tindale Calder Dandenong North ALP Resigned 31 December 1996 it Elected I February 1997 Resigned 11 November 1997 #P Elected 13 December 1997 Heads of Parliamentary Departments Council- Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the Legislative Council: Mr A. V. Bray Assembly - Clerk of the Legislative Assembly: Mr P. J. Mithen Hansard - Chief Reporter (Acting): Ms C. J. Williams Library - Librarian: Mr B. J. Davidson Parliamentary Services - Secretary: Ms C. M. Haydon PERSONAL EXPLANATION Tuesday, 21 April 1998 ASSEMBLY 999 Tuesday, 21 April 1998 Does the Premier agree with Mr Edwards that such conduct is totally inappropriate or does he sanction The SPEAKER (Hon. S. J. Plowman) took the chair at Patrick's shoddy corporate seam to sack its work force 2.05 p.m. and read tbe prayer. and avoid paying out its legal obligations to its work force? PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr KENNETT (Premier)- I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question and congratulate him on Mr W. D. McGRATB (Minister for Police and reaching the dizzy age of 45 today; I expect he will be Emergency Services) - Mr Speaker. I desire to make a there celebrating his 55th in the same position! personal explanation. When replying to a question from the honourable member for Yan Yean on 7 April I am not aware ofthe comments attributed to David relating to the appointment ofMr Tony Holland as an Edwards. Suffice it to say, Sir, that I fmd this a bit rich official visitor to the Port Phillip Prison, I stated that coming from the Leader of the Opposition. He and his when Mr Holland put forward his application he used a party came to office when Victoria had a debt of different name. In giving that answer I inadvertently $10 billion; by the time they left 10 years later they had misled the house and now wish to correct the record. ratcheted it up to $32 billion. I need to explain, Sir, that at the time I was under the On one occasion he asks us to put into place a law to misapprehension that Holland was not his real name. A protect employees, but what about protecting the media report in the Sunday Herald Sun of 29 March, citizens of this state against the years of the theme of which was that Mr Holland had mismanagement of the former Labor government? It established himself in Australia and was living seems that yet again the Leader of the Opposition is anonymously in the Melbourne suburb ofYarraville prepared to ask for special protection for the essential after serving a period of imprisonment in Britain for interests of those he claims to represent, in this case the handling stolen goods, together with advice from the workers, but he has no concern for the taxpayers of Victoria Police Force that there were no diselosable Victoria, and it is clear that over the past week -- court outcomes recorded against Mr Holland. led me to believe that in relocating from the United Kingdom he Mr 8rumby - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, had changed his name to Holland - the name in which the Premier is clearly debating the question. The he applied to become an official visitor at Port Phillip question has nothing to do with matters of 10, 20 or Prison. 30 years ago. The question is related to explicit comments made by the chief executive ofVECCI this I am now advised that there does not appear to be any morning about corporate seam arrangements where evidence that he changed his name to Holland. companies strip assets to avoid paying out their legal However, he has admitted to being found guilty in obligations to employees. Britain of an offence related to the handling of stolen goods and to serving a period of imprisonment. These Does the Premier support what Mr Edwards said or facts are not disputed by him, and on becoming aware does he support the shabby corporate seam put in place of them I considered that his continuation as an official by Patrick stevedores? visitor at Port Phillip Prison would be entirely inappropriate.
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