| 1994 Precedent | 1. Motion agreed to that reports by the Technical Evaluation Committee relating to the tenders for the water treatment plants at Prospect, Woronora, Macarthur and the Illawarra and Water Board file No. DMMB1506.890 be laid before the House, by the rise of the House this day. The documents were subsequently tabled, upon which a motion to restrict their inspection to members only was agreed to. PD 17/3/94, 942, 989
VP 17/3/94, 124, 129 2. Motion agreed to that two documents relating to the privatisation of the Water Board be laid before the House. PD 14/4/94, 1197-1203
VP 14/4/94, 149 3. Motion agreed to that certain papers relating to the 3 x 3 Committee be laid before the House. Later, standing and sessional orders suspended to allow the Minister for Transport and Minister for Roads to comply with the resolution of the House for the return to the order for the papers by forwarding those papers to the Clerk by 22 April 1994, those papers to be deemed as tabled and the Clerk to report the receipt on the next sitting day. Receipt of the papers was subsequently reported. PD 21/4/94, 1638, 1676; PD 3/5/94, 1745
VP 21/4/94, 199, 202; VP 3/5/94, 207 4. Motion agreed to that all papers, including all legal advice and opinions relating to the dismissal of the former Agent General, Neil Pickard, and to the matter of the compensation payable to him, be laid before the House and made public without restricted inspection, by the rise of the House that day. Later, standing and sessional orders were suspended and an amendment changing the date to 10 May 1994 was agreed to. The papers were subsequently tabled. PD 3/5/94, 1745, 1820-6; PD 10/5/94, 2154
VP 3/5/94, 209, 215-6; VP 10/5/94, 237 5. Motion agreed to that all papers be laid before the House at the commencement of business on 10 May 1994 of all papers relating to departmental office refurbishments. The papers were subsequently tabled, with the Minister advising that, due to the volume of documents, they would not be available for inspection until further advice fr |
| 1993 Precedent | 1. Motion ordering "Premier" to lay upon the Table all papers relating to the defamation action involving the Treasurer agreed to. The Minister for Health subsequently tabled the papers and files held by his department, the Attorney General's department and the Department of Community Services, to which a member asked that he assure the House that all documents being tabled were on behalf of the Premier. The Minister replied that he had despatched a copy of the tabled documents to ICAC for independent review. Point of order taken that the Minister should detail the terms of reference to ICAC, to which the Speaker replied that any member of the House was free to make a reference to ICAC in whatever terms that person wished. References did not require the imprimatur of the House. PD 14/9/93, 3078, 3119-20,
VP 14/9/93, 372-3, 375 |