DOCSLIB.ORG

Election of Members)-Sessional Committees-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Second Day's Debate)-Adjournment (Cromehurst Special School)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Election of Members)-Sessional Committees-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Second Day's Debate)-Adjournment (Cromehurst Special School) Petitions-25 August, 1976 95 Wednesday, 25 August, 1976 Petitions-Questions without Notice-Public Accounts Committee (Election of Members)-Sessional Committees-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Second Day's Debate)-Adjournment (Cromehurst Special School). Mr Speaker (The Hon. Lawrence Borthwick Kelly) took the chair at 2.15 p.ni. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. PETITIONS The Clerk announced that the following petitions had been lodged for presen- tation and that copies would be referred to the appropriate Ministers: Abortion Laws The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of New South Wales, respectfully sheweth: 1. That as taxpayers we object to the use of funds for abortions under the guise of health payments and/or benefits. 2. That no pressure should be brought to bear to hinder the prosecution of those participating in criminal abortion. Your petitioners humbly pray that the Honourable House takes such steps through the appropriate channels to stop the misuse of taxpayers' money and to ensure that the law prohibiting abortion in N.S.W. be properly enforced. Petition, lodged by Mr F. J. Walker, received. Mr Darrell Stonehouse The petition of residents situate in the Lower Blue Mountains and Members of Senior Citizens Clubs at Warrimoo and Springwood. Respectfully sheweth that they are of the opinion that one, Mr Darrell Stonehouse, now a patient in Lidcombe State Hospital, but whose property is being handled by the Protective Commissioner under the Mental Health Act, has the right to state that he wishes his sister, Mrs J. Henderson, to reside in his former home situate, No. 2, The Avenue, Warrimoo. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your Honourable House give consideration to Mr Stonehouse's personal request that his sister, Mrs J. Henderson, be allowed to remain as a tenant in his former house. And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Petition, lodged by Mr Rofe, received. 96 ASSEMBLY-Questions without Notice QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS Sir ERIC WILLIS: My question without notice is addressed to the Minister for Education. Did the former Government introduce a scheme for payment of subsidies on interest incurred by non-government school authorities on loans for approved building projects, and was the maximum rate payable under this scheme increased during my term as Premier and Treasurer to a maximum of 10 per cent per annum? Has the Wran Government recently and without publicity reduced this maximum to 7 per cent, thus causing considerable hardship to a number of church and other non- government schools? By this action, has the Government saved itself approximately $300,000 per annum or only half of the amount returned to consolidated revenue as not being required for oversea teacher recruitment in the past financial year? If this is so, will the Minister urge his colleagues the Premier and the Treasurer to restore the 10 per cent maximum or has his Government embarked on a deliberate policy aimed at causing non-government schools to wither on the vine? Mr BEDFORD: It is a fact that the subsidy has been held at 7 per cent, which it was until 28th April this year when an announcement was made by the previous Minister for Education just prior to the election in a blatant vote-catching attempt- Sir Eric Willis: Look at the file and see where I asked the former Premier six months before- Mr SPEAKER: Order! The Leader of the Opposition has asked the question and should listen to the answer. Mr BEDFORD: A number of undertakings were given by the Labor Party when in opposition and the Labor Government is meeting those promises. However, the Government does not feel obliged to meet promises made by the parties that are now in opposition. The Government is mindful of the fact that assistance is required by way of interest subsidies to the non-State sector of education. As a consequence my Cabinet colleagues and I have given it consideration and it is being looked at in the context of the forthcoming Budget. BURRINJUCK DAM Mr SHEAHAN: I ask the Minister for Conservation and Minister for Water Resources a question without notice. Is it a fact that, due to lack of action by the previous Government in repairing damage to Burrinjuck Dam caused by major flooding back in 1974, irrigation water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and river pumpers along the Murrumbidgee River could be threatened? Is it a fact also that the highly productive southern part of the State is at present undergoing severe drought and should the water supply be cut it would cause untold hardship to the whole rural community? Will the Minister investigate the situation as a matter of extreme urgency and endeavour to have the necessary repair work commenced and completed as soon as possible? Mr GORDON: The work proposed is the improvement of the low-level outlets in Burrinjuck Dam which were temporarily sealed off following damage to the control valves in the major flood late in August, 1974. At present, the final 10 per cent of the storage cannot be released at all and the rate at which releases can be made becomes progressively restricted as the storage falls below 25 per cent of capacity. It will take at least eighteen months to deliver the new outlet valves after the issue of an order and the scheduled programme of construction necessarily extends over a period of thirty months. This period includes time for design of the valves and civil Questions without Notice-25 August, 1976 97 engineering works, supply and installation of the valves, civil construction and com- missioning of the new outlets. To ensure that the outlets are serviceable by the end of 1978, the design of the works must proceed now so that tenders for the valves may be invited by November, 1976, and site construction work commenced in January, 1977. Sir Eric Willis: On a point of order. Mr Speaker, I submit that questions without notice, by the very nature of the term, require the Minister concerned, though he may have some inkling of the answer, not to give a written or a read reply. If a Minister has a detailed and technical reply that he intends to read in detail, the ques- tion should be put on the Questions and Answers paper and it can be answered more properly in that manner. I submit that the Minister is not reading from short notes; he is reading every word of his reply and in effect is not answering a question without notice. Mr SPEAKER: There is no point of order involved. Mr GORDON: I was simply endeavouring to tell the House the poor state of irrigation construction works on the Murrumbidgee River. In the greatest drought since records have been kept the Burrinjuck Dam is only 75 per cent efficient-all due to the lack of interest and concern of the previous Government-and further down the stream other irrigation works are in danger of collapse. If that happens, work on the Mumbidgee Xrrigation Area will cease, the whole of the irrigation area will be lost, and other irrigation works will cease production. The Yanco weir is also in urgent need of repair and there is a need for the raising of the level there. I draw the attention of honourable members to this position and I assure the House and the honourable member for Burrinjuck that this work will be carried out as a matter of urgency. DECENTRALIZATION Mr PUNCH: I ask the Minister for Decentralisation and Development and Minister for Primary Industries whether a Mr Austin Holrnes approached the Depart- ment of Decentralisation and Development on 5th August, 1976, seeking financial assistance for a feasibility study for a proposal to decentralize an industry to Gloucester. Is the Minister aware that Mr Holmes has stated in a statutory declaration that he was told: "The department will not undertake the cost assessment that you are after, Austin. If you had put in the plant at Grafton, the boss upstairs might have been more sympathetic-that is his area. You know that Gloucester is a Country Party strong- hold." Mr F. J. Walker. Where is Grafton? Mr PUNCH: Have a look at a map and you will find it. Will the Minister say whether he instructed officers of his department to display such unfair bias, and will he countermand any such instructions to ensure that his department is administered responsibly and fairly? Mr DAY: The honourable member for Gloucester, who is Leader of the Couniry Party, would know if he had a look at the proposition put up by Mr Holmes that it was in the realm of turning lead into gold or getting milk out of plastic cows. The Depart- ment of Decentralisation and Development has never carried out feasibility studies into all the ratbag proposals that are put up to it. Let us call this scheme what it really is-a ratbag proposal to turn old cars into new vehicles. Somebody-apparently the man's name is Holmes-approached the department with a proposition that it should lend an unspecified amount towards the capital cost of establishing an industry- [Interruption] 7 98 ASSEMBLY-Questions without Notice Mr SPEAKER: Order! I call the honourable member for Wollondilly to order for the first time. Mr DAY: -to convert old HR Holdens into new motor vehicles. It was supposed to be a wonderful industry. He was properly told that if he wanted considera- tion for that project, or for any other proposal, he should first do a feasibility study. He went away and concocted the story that the department took the view that no industry in other than Labor electorates would be assisted by the department.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Public Leadership—Perspectives and Practices
    Public Leadership Perspectives and Practices Public Leadership Perspectives and Practices Edited by Paul ‘t Hart and John Uhr Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/public_leadership _citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Public leadership pespectives and practices [electronic resource] / editors, Paul ‘t Hart, John Uhr. ISBN: 9781921536304 (pbk.) 9781921536311 (pdf) Series: ANZSOG series Subjects: Leadership Political leadership Civic leaders. Community leadership Other Authors/Contributors: Hart, Paul ‘t. Uhr, John, 1951- Dewey Number: 303.34 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design by John Butcher Images comprising the cover graphic used by permission of: Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development Australian Associated Press Australian Broadcasting Corporation Scoop Media Group (www.scoop.co.nz) Cover graphic based on M. C. Escher’s Hand with Reflecting Sphere, 1935 (Lithograph). Printed by University Printing Services, ANU Funding for this monograph series has been provided by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government Research Program. This edition © 2008 ANU E Press John Wanna, Series Editor Professor John Wanna is the Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration at the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University. He is the director of research for the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG).
    [Show full text]
  • Alternative Members-Leader of Delegation)-Questions Without Notic-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Seventh Day's Debate)
    516 COUNCIL-Constitution Convention Tuesday, 7 September, 1976 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Convention (Alternative Members-Leader of Delegation)-Questions without Notic-Governor's Speech: Address in Reply (Seventh Day's Debate). The President took the chair at 4.29 p.m. The Prayer was read. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION CONVENTION Alternative Members Motion (by the Hon. D. P. Landa) agreed to: That where, because of sickness or other cause, a Legislative Council member of the delegation from the Parliament of New South Wales to the Convention to review the Commonwealth Constitution is unable to attend a Sitting of the Convention to take place at Hobart, or any session thereof, Mrs Roper is hereby appointed an alternative member to act for a member supporting the Government, Mr Lange is hereby appointed an alternative member to act for a member supporting the Opposition, and the person so acting shall be a member of the delegation for that Sitting or that session, as the case may be. Message The President reported the receipt of the following message from the Legislative Assembly: Mr President, The Legislative Assembly has this day agreed to the following resolutions- "That Mr Wran, Mr F. J. Walker, Mr Hills and Mr Einfeld, being members supporting the Government, and Sir Eric Willis, Mr Maddison, Mr Punch and Mr Coleman, being members supporting the Opposition, shall be and are hereby appointed the Legislative Assembly members of the delegation from the Parliament of New South Wales to the Convention to review the Commonwealth Con- stitution and that Mr Wran be declared the leader of the delegation.
    [Show full text]
  • A Dissident Liberal
    A DISSIDENT LIBERAL THE POLITICAL WRITINGS OF PETER BAUME PETER BAUME Edited by John Wanna and Marija Taflaga A DISSIDENT LIBERAL THE POLITICAL WRITINGS OF PETER BAUME Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Creator: Baume, Peter, 1935– author. Title: A dissident liberal : the political writings of Peter Baume / Peter Baume ; edited by Marija Taflaga, John Wanna. ISBN: 9781925022544 (paperback) 9781925022551 (ebook) Subjects: Liberal Party of Australia. Politicians--Australia--Biography. Australia--Politics and government--1972–1975. Australia--Politics and government--1976–1990. Other Creators/Contributors: Taflaga, Marija, editor. Wanna, John, editor. Dewey Number: 324.294 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU Press Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2015 ANU Press CONTENTS Foreword . vii Introduction: A Dissident Liberal—A Principled Political Career . xiii 1 . My Dilemma: From Medicine to the Senate . 1 2 . Autumn 1975 . 17 3 . Moving Towards Crisis: The Bleak Winter of 1975 . 25 4 . Budget 1975 . 37 5 . Prelude to Crisis . 43 6 . The Crisis Deepens: October 1975 . 49 7 . Early November 1975 . 63 8 . Remembrance Day . 71 9 . The Election Campaign . 79 10 . Looking Back at the Dismissal . 91 SPEECHES & OTHER PRESENTATIONS Part 1: Personal Philosophies Liberal Beliefs and Civil Liberties (1986) .
    [Show full text]
  • Pe@Ehdibe &E%Em&Xg
    Bills Returned-Petitions-27 August, 1981 759 pe@ehdibe &e%em&Xg Thursday, 27 August, 1981 Bills Returned-Petitions-Protection of Industry (Urgency)-Bill Returned- Constitution (Referendum) Bill (Committee)-Precedence of Business (Suspension of Standing 0rders)Special Adjournment (Va1edictions)- Printing Committee (Second Report)-Questions upon Notice. Mr Speaker (The Hon. Lawrence Borthwick Kelly) took the chair at 10.30 a.m. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. BILLS RETURNED The following bill was returned from the Legislative Council without amendment: Supply Bill The following bill was returned from the Legislative Council with an amendment: Constitution (Referendum) Bill PETITIONS The Clerk announced that the following petitions had been lodged for presentation: Moral Standards The humble Petition of the undersigned citizens of Australia, New South Wales, respectfully sheweth: That we, the undersigned, having great concern because of the spread of moral pollution in our State call upon the Government to introduce immediate legislation: (1) To give positive support to the Lord Mayor of Sydney and other local government authorities in their attempts to clean up moral pollution in our communities. (2) To give local government authorities the power to reject applica- tions from individuals or companies for moral pollution centres which are against the public interest such as so-called sex shops, live sex shows, blue movie cinemas, massage parlours (brothels), escort services (prostitution), et cetera. (3) To tighten up the standards used by the New South Wales Indecent Publications Classification Board so as to include the total pro- hibition of any pornographic publication or film containing child pornography, bestiality, sodomy or violent sex acts against women, such as rape and pack rape, sadism and torture, et cetera.
    [Show full text]
  • Leadership in the Liberal Party: Bolte, Askin and the Post-War Ascendancy
    Leadership in the Liberal Party: Bolte, Askin and the Post-War Ascendancy Norman Abjorensen December 2004 A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of The Australian National University Declaration I hereby declare that the work presented in this thesis is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, original, except as acknowledged in the text, and that the material has not been submitted in whole or in part, for a degree at this or any other university. Norman Abjorensen 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Tables…..5 Acknowledgements…..6 Abstract…..7 Introduction: Getting Dinkum…..8 (i) The Nature of State Politics…..9 (ii) The Post-War World …..13 (iii) The Liberal Party in State Politics…….14 (iv) Defining a Political Era…..21 (v) Parallel Lives?…..24 (vi) Structure, Sources and Methodology…..29 1. The Origins of Liberal Revival….35 1.1 Conflicting Narratives of the 1940s: Golden Age or Crisis…..36 1.2 Towards a Liberal Revival…..45 1.3 Failure of Leadership (1): Victoria: Revival Then Chaos…..51 1.4 Failure of Leadership (2): NSW: The Seeds of Liberal Despair…..64 1.5 ‘Dinkum’ Leadership and the Post-War Zeitgeist…..71 (a) A Sceptical Electorate…..71 (b) Leadership and the Liberal Party…..74 2. Leadership and the Post-War Ascendancy: The New Rhetoric of Prosperity …..91 2.1 The Background…..92 2.2 The Liberals’ King Tide…..100 2.3 Emancipation of the Catholic Vote…..116 2.4 Liberal Resurgence in the West…..122 2.5 South Australia and the Playford Era…..127 2.6 A Liberal Australia…130 3.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of the Askin Government 1965-1975, Phd Thesis, Loughnan
    A History of the Askin Government 1965-1975 Paul E. Loughnan BA [History], MA [History] A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of New England October 2013 Dedication This dissertation is dedicated to my family and good friends; Kate, Anthony, Benjamin Samuel, Thea and Mike. I will always be grateful for their patience, encouragement and unswerving support. And I have no doubt that they were instrumental in the completion of this PhD degree. Acknowledgements The debt to my Principal supervisor Dr Tim Battin is immense. At the beginning of the candidateship the circumstances were such that without his concurrence to take me on I would not have been able to undertake and complete this dissertation. At no time did I ever have any reason to doubt his professionalism and his commitment to the academic process. From my PhD experience this approach is essential and engenders the confidence required to complete such a rigorous project. As a result I still retain the belief that it is a privilege to be a candidate in the University’s PhD degree. I acknowledge my debt to the late Dr Mark Hayne who was my first lecturer at UNE when I began my tertiary education as a mature age student. He rekindled my interest in history and encouraged me to undertake research projects. My good fortune continued when Associate Professor Frank Bongiorno arrived at UNE. His professionalism and dedication to history was inspiring. Frank supervised my Masters dissertation which culminated in my PhD candidateship. He continued his commitment and interest in my pursuits by generously allocating time to this dissertation.
    [Show full text]
  • The Political Writings of Peter Baume
    A DISSIDENT LIBERAL THE POLITICAL WRITINGS OF PETER BAUME PETER BAUME Edited by John Wanna and Marija Taflaga A DISSIDENT LIBERAL THE POLITICAL WRITINGS OF PETER BAUME Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Creator: Baume, Peter, 1935– author. Title: A dissident liberal : the political writings of Peter Baume / Peter Baume ; edited by Marija Taflaga, John Wanna. ISBN: 9781925022544 (paperback) 9781925022551 (ebook) Subjects: Liberal Party of Australia. Politicians--Australia--Biography. Australia--Politics and government--1972–1975. Australia--Politics and government--1976–1990. Other Creators/Contributors: Taflaga, Marija, editor. Wanna, John, editor. Dewey Number: 324.294 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU Press Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2015 ANU Press CONTENTS Foreword . vii Introduction: A Dissident Liberal—A Principled Political Career . xiii 1 . My Dilemma: From Medicine to the Senate . 1 2 . Autumn 1975 . 17 3 . Moving Towards Crisis: The Bleak Winter of 1975 . 25 4 . Budget 1975 . 37 5 . Prelude to Crisis . 43 6 . The Crisis Deepens: October 1975 . 49 7 . Early November 1975 . 63 8 . Remembrance Day . 71 9 . The Election Campaign . 79 10 . Looking Back at the Dismissal . 91 SPEECHES & OTHER PRESENTATIONS Part 1: Personal Philosophies Liberal Beliefs and Civil Liberties (1986) .
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Assembly
    25 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Wednesday 27 February 2002 ______ Mr Speaker (The Hon. John Henry Murray) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. Mr Speaker offered the Prayer. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE Sessional Orders Days and Hours of Sitting Mr WHELAN (Strathfield) [10.00 a.m.], by leave: I move: That the House take note of the sessional orders and the resolution on days and hours of sitting adopted on Tuesday 26 February 2002. I thank the Opposition for its co-operation yesterday, which was the day Her Excellency the Governor delivered her Opening Speech. The Address-in-Reply debate will continue in this House today. The Opposition's co- operation enabled the sessional orders to be adopted, and I indicated to the Opposition that there would be a take-note debate on the issues today. Clearly, all oppositions—I recall this only too well—do not like the standing and sessional orders of the government of the day. However, the sessional orders adopted yesterday include, importantly, the citizens' right of reply and the code of conduct for members. I am sure honourable members will not disagree that the procedures adopted by the House are important. As I said, it is understandable that some standing and sessional orders will not be agreed to by the Opposition, and I can distinctly recall being in that position. I indicate to the Opposition that there are some issues of concern to me and to the Government, particularly relating to notices of motions and the papers prepared by the Parliament. In the House yesterday I indicated to the Opposition spokesperson that the Standing Orders and Procedure Committee should meet, consequent upon decisions made by Mr Speaker that on private members' days only the first 10 notices of motions for bills and notices of motions for general motions be considered.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction
    Introduction This dissertation is a history of the Askin Government from 1965 to 1975. In comparison to Labor history, there has been little written about the Liberal Party (LP) and in particular the Askin government. Apart from Norman Abjorensen’s thesis, “Leadership in the Liberal Party: Bolte, Askin and the Post-War ascendancy”, which deals with the Askin government in the context of the LP and its ascent to power, historians have neglected to undertake a comprehensive study of this important period in New South Wales (NSW) political history. The aim of this dissertation is to fill this void and add to the body of literature available on this history of NSW politics. In May 1965 Robin William Askin, who in 1973 became Sir Robert Askin, was elected Premier of NSW. He led the Liberal-Country Party Coalition until he chose to retire in 1975. The Liberals had languished in opposition for 24 years and it appeared that they were doomed to become a “permanent opposition” party. 1 This was an extraordinary period in NSW politics for the LP. Askin holds the record as the longest serving NSW Liberal Premier. 2 Along with Sir Robert Menzies, the former Australian Prime Minister, and the Victorian Premier, Sir Henry Bolte, Askin is one of the few politicians to exit from the leadership of a Liberal Government at the time of his own choosing. However, soon after Askin’s resignation the Liberals returned to the opposition benches until 1988. Before the O’Farrell Government was elected in 2011 the Liberal Party had held office in NSW for only 18 years since the end of the Second World War.
    [Show full text]